Lanyero Surname

38,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lanyero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanyero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda13,7701:2,835468
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lanyero (15) may also be a first name.

Lanyero Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lanyero Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lanyero is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lanyero.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanyero? popularity and diffusion

Lanyero is the 38,159th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 528,274 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lanyero are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lanyero is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 13,770 people, or 1 in 2,835. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Gulu District, where 33 percent live, Amuru District, where 15 percent live and Kitgum District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lanyero
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