Lengua Surname

128,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Peru

Lengua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lengua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,5281:31,2661,968
Peru1,2451:25,5292,773
Spain1981:236,12115,428
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Italy1481:413,22145,644
Venezuela881:343,2287,518
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Panama131:300,9437,078
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

Lengua (11) may also be a first name.

Lengua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lengua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lengua is found most frequently in Colombia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lengua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 128,237th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,060,958 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Lengua are found; 82 percent are found in South America and 46 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Lengua is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 1,528 people, or 1 in 31,266. In Colombia it is most common in: Bolívar Department, where 15 percent are found, Caldas Department, where 15 percent are found and Córdoba Department, where 13 percent are found. Beside Colombia Lengua is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 35 percent are found and Spain, where 6 percent are found.

Lengua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lengua last name are 22.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75.76% registered with the party.

The amount Lengua earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 18.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,993 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.68% less than the national average, earning $18,008,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.24% more than the national average, earning $61,727 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlengua924/
Lenguaz921/
Lenguahe8613/
Lingua832,967/
Lengba83329/
Lengwa83280/
Língua8312/
Lenqua831/
Lencua831/
Hlengwa778,278/
Lingkua7767/
Liengwa7741/
Linguat7723/
Linggua7714/
Linghua777/
Línguas773/
Lengkwa772/
Lengguo771/
Lengwai771/
Lengbay771/
Leungwai714/
Linguahe713/
Linghuat712/
Linguo67867/
Lingwa67828/
Lyngwa67764/
Lingba67250/
Lengbo6734/
Lingva6711/
Lemkua679/
Lenkuo673/
Limgua671/
Lengwo671/
Lenkwa671/
Linqua671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lengua
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