Limangwe Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Limangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Limangwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limangwe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limangwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Limangwe live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Limangwe is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 90 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 10 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Limangwe occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limagwe936/
Lumangwe8868/
Limangue882/
Limakwe8032/
Limague801/
Lemangwa75170/
Laimague751/
Leumangue711/
Lemakwe678/
Lemague671/
Limogue671/
Lemongue6318/
Lemeigwe633/
Lemanque631/
Limongui631/
Laimagui631/
Lemainque5946/
Lumankque591/
Lemogue5384/
Lemakwa5328/
Lemagui531/
Lesmaque502/
Lemmagui501/
Lemougue501/
Lemasque501/
Lemaquet501/

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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 Limangwe
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