Lanyoh Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Lanyoh Surname User-submission:
The Lanyoh surname comes from Ewe tribe, very popular surname in the village of Abu Cotaca.
Lanyoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Lanyoh Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Lanyoh surname comes from Ewe tribe, very popular surname in the village of Abu Cotaca.
- deleted-128567Lanyoh Demographics
Average Lanyoh Salary in
South Africa
R 294,732
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lanyoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanyoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lanyoh occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanyoh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 694,796th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. Lanyoh is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lanyoh live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Besides Ghana it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Lanyoh Last Name Statistics demography
Lanyoh earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.03% more than the national average, earning R 294,732 per year.
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Footnotes
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