Linganisa Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Linganisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linganisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
England11:55,718,059489,080

Linganisa (52) may also be a first name.

Linganisa Last Name Facts

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

Linganisa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linganisa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Linganisa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Linganisa is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 52 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 289,720. In South Africa Linganisa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 38 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Linganisa exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.

Linganisa Last Name Statistics demography

Linganisa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.56% less than the national average, earning R 174,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linganisha955/
Linanisa941/
Linganiso891,156/
Linganiza8910/
Linganisi891/
Linganaise841/
Leunanisa781/
Lingeniso781/
Lenganiso781/
Lenaniso711/
Lenangoisa634/
Lenangisai631/
Lenonesa591/

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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 Linganisa
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