Lengala Surname

343,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lengala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lengala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9411:49,0755,005
Lesotho651:31,2705,851
India241:31,961,058386,265
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Gabon41:472,2983,618
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lengala (189) may also be a first name.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lengala in the Oriya language
େଲଳାelala-
Lengala in the Marathi language
लगलाlagala-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis