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 held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Libanja.

How Common Is The Last Name Libanja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Libanja live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania Libanja is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 97 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

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/

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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 Libanja
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