Linchwe Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Linchwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linchwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana2211:9,8961,823
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Linchwe Last Name Facts

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

Linchwe is found most frequently in Botswana. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linchwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,048,281st most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Linchwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 9,896. Aside from Botswana it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Linchwe Last Name Statistics demography

Linchwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.27% less than the national average, earning R 111,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lincwe923/
Lenchwe8639/
Lainchue801/
Lencwe77467/
Lynchw770/
Lainchuea75155/
Lainchuer752/
Lhainchue752/
Linshue715/
Laainchuea711/
Linswer710/

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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 Linchwe
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