Lingakou Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lingakou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingakou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1361:339,55820,421
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754

Lingakou (82) may also be a first name.

Lingakou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lingakou occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lingakou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingakou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,409,418th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lingakou reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lingakou is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 82 people.

Lingakou is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent are found.

Lingakou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingaku9341/
Lingako9327/
Laingaku8813/
Lainakou881/
Linako865/
Lingoko80126/
Lingoku804/
Lingaka803/
Leinako802/
Linakoy801/
Lenakou801/
Lingakka7556/
Lengakui754/
Lingasco753/
Laengaku751/
Linaka71492/
Linoko71264/
Linaco7134/
Lenaku7130/
Lenako712/
Lynaku711/
Lengoukou711/
Linakha6793/
Lengaka6721/
Linhakayot6710/
Lainakkhot678/
Lineyko674/
Linakah674/
Lienaka673/
Lignoko672/
Lenakos672/
Linazco671/
Linagco671/
Loinaka671/
Lisnaka671/
Litnaka671/
Lingouskei671/
Lengoko671/
Linakea670/

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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 Lingakou
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