Lenganya Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Lenganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 180 | 1:294,120 | 22,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Lenganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lenganya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenganya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,267,784th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name Lenganya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lenganya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Lenganya is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 294,120. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenanya | 93 | 123 | / |
| Lengonya | 88 | 86 | / |
| Lengania | 88 | 5 | / |
| Linganya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Lenganyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Linganyat | 82 | 2 | / |
| Luunganya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lenonya | 80 | 117 | / |
| Lingania | 75 | 29 | / |
| Lenanyoe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Linganja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Linganiah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lgagna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lingangia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lenaneo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lingaña | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lenonhay | 63 | 2 | / |
| Lingonyo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ling'onyo | 59 | 5 | / |
| Lenonia | 53 | 110 | / |
| Linonhay | 50 | 61 | / |
| Lingonio | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lingonia | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lenganya
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