Libanja Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Libanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Libanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Libanja Last Name Facts

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

Libanja is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Libanja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Libanja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Libanja are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Libanja is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania Libanja is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 97 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Libanja exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Libandja9336/
Libanjya931/
Libanza862,490/
Lubanja86468/
Libania86100/
Libanha8664/
Libanje8652/
Libenja8624/
Libanea864/
Liwanja864/
Libanya863/
Libanji863/
Libansa861/
Hlebanja8094/
Libandjo8012/
Libancay807/
Loibanza804/
Libanias802/
Lubaanja801/
Liubania801/
Lisbania801/
Libaña771/
Laibanias751/
Libanio714,922/
Libange71561/
Lubonja71341/
Libaneo71183/
Lubania7164/
Libanho7127/
Livanje7115/
Lebania7114/
Libanzo7113/
Levanja7113/
Livania715/
Lebanya713/
Livagna711/
Lebanea711/
Libanco711/
Lebenja711/
Lebanza711/
Liwanya711/
Livanha711/
Lubenja711/
Limpanya6772/
Lebeanya6747/
Hlebania6715/
Libainio673/
Lyubania672/
Libannio671/
Liovania671/
Liwancha671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Libanja
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis