Lengeju Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Lengeju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 75 | 1:705,888 | 40,428 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Lengeju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lengeju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lengeju is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lengeju? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Lengeju is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lengeju live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 705,888. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 80 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lengeu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lengesu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lenju | 83 | 76 | / |
| Lengiyeu | 80 | 579 | / |
| Lenjau | 77 | 824 | / |
| Leneau | 77 | 266 | / |
| Lenjou | 77 | 93 | / |
| Lnguju | 77 | 17 | / |
| Lenjeu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lengiu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lingju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingoju | 71 | 303 | / |
| Lingesu | 71 | 36 | / |
| Lenieux | 71 | 13 | / |
| Lenhieu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lenieus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liengyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leunjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leunjeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lengiyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leaneyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lingiju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lehnheu | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lenhu | 67 | 106 | / |
| Linju | 67 | 93 | / |
| Lenyu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Leniu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Långjuth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lingesau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lingeaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leinieux | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lengeju
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis