Lengewa Surname
Approximately 1,886 people bear this surname
Lengewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,667 | 1:27,702 | 3,080 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
Lengewa (13) may also be a first name.
Lengewa Demographics
Lengewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lengewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lengewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lengewa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lengewa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 217,420th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,864,022 people. The last name Lengewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lengewa live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lengewa is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.
The surname Lengewa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,667 people, or 1 in 27,702. In Kenya Lengewa is most common in: Samburu County, where 99 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 1 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Lengewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lengehwa | 93 | 21 | / |
| Lengewat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lengewai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lengeswa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lengeua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lengewo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lengewi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hlengiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hlengeva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lingeba | 71 | 75 | / |
| Lengawo | 71 | 41 | / |
| Lingiwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lingawa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lenzeba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hlengiwe | 67 | 174 | / |
| Lincewas | 67 | 79 | / |
| Lencheva | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lintjewa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lingevat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lingevad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Linggawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lingaway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlenciwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lengever | 67 | 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 Lengewa
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