Lengwa Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Lengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 156 | 1:648,963 | 68,172 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lengwa (508) may also be a first name.
Lengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lengwa is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lengwa? popularity and diffusion
Lengwa is the 937,786th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Lengwa reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 375,473rd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 508 people.
It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 648,963. In The Philippines Lengwa is most prevalent in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 84 percent live, Central Luzon, where 4 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 4 percent live. Beside The Philippines Lengwa exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlengwa | 92 | 8,278 | / |
| Liengwa | 92 | 41 | / |
| Lengkwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lengwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Leungwai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lengweha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lengwe | 83 | 8,988 | / |
| Lengua | 83 | 3,536 | / |
| Lingwa | 83 | 828 | / |
| Lyngwa | 83 | 764 | / |
| Lengba | 83 | 329 | / |
| Lengwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lengwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lenkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lingwai | 77 | 40 | / |
| Lingway | 77 | 19 | / |
| Hlengwi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hlengua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lengwes | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lingwea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hlengwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hlemgwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lenkway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hlenkwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leunkwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lemngwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hlengwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leungwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lingwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luengwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlenqwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lengwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lenkwap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Linghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lengweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lenguaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lengbay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lenguahe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Liongway | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lengwech | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lingwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lengwood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ling'hwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lingua | 67 | 2,967 | / |
| Lengue | 67 | 2,849 | / |
| Lencwe | 67 | 467 | / |
| Lenkwe | 67 | 357 | / |
| Lingba | 67 | 250 | / |
| Linkwa | 67 | 236 | / |
| Lyngwi | 67 | 194 | / |
| Lengbe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Lengbi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Lengui | 67 | 71 | / |
| Lingwe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lengbo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Língua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lingva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lingwi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lemkwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lyngwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemgwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lencua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemgwe | 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
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- 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 Lengwa
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