Lengwe Surname
Approximately 8,988 people bear this surname
Lengwe Surname Definition:
Lengwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a drawing or painting or artistic creation.
Lengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6,740 | 1:2,352 | 316 |
| DR Congo | 2,223 | 1:33,234 | 4,147 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Lengwe (818) may also be a first name.
Lengwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lengwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a drawing or painting or artistic creation.
Lengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lengwe is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lengwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 56,426th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 810,808 people. The surname Lengwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lengwe are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 285,768th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 818 people.
It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 6,740 people, or 1 in 2,352. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Luapula Province, where 40 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zambia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lengwes | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lemngwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hlengwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lengwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lengweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lengwech | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lengweha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lengue | 83 | 2,849 | / |
| Lencwe | 83 | 467 | / |
| Lenkwe | 83 | 357 | / |
| Lengwa | 83 | 280 | / |
| Lengbe | 83 | 102 | / |
| Lingwe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Lyngwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lemgwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lengwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lngw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hlengwa | 77 | 8,278 | / |
| Leungue | 77 | 65 | / |
| Liengwa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Lengoue | 77 | 31 | / |
| Hlengwi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lingwei | 77 | 8 | / |
| Liengue | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lingwea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Leunkwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lengkwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llengue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lengwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luengwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leungwai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lingue | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Lingwa | 67 | 828 | / |
| Lyngwa | 67 | 764 | / |
| Lyngwi | 67 | 194 | / |
| Lengbi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Lengui | 67 | 71 | / |
| Lingbe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Lngeew | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lyngve | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lencue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lingwi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lenque | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lemgue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lincwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Linkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lingve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemgwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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