Lengala Surname
Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname
Lengala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 941 | 1:49,075 | 5,005 |
| Lesotho | 65 | 1:31,270 | 5,851 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lengala (189) may also be a first name.
Lengala Demographics
Lengala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lengala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lengala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lengala (Marathi: लगला, Oriya: େଲଳା) occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lengala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lengala is the 343,621st most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,829,940 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lengala live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lengala is also the 661,310th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 189 people.
Lengala is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 941 people, or 1 in 49,075. In Kenya Lengala is mostly concentrated in: Samburu County, where 99 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 0 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya Lengala exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 6 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Lengala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lengala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lengala in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଳା | elala | - |
| Lengala in the Marathi language | ||
| लगला | lagala | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lengala
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