Lingima Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lingima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lingima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lingima is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,746,159th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lingima are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linima927/
Lengima86595/
Linguma8654/
Luinima863/
Liniema861/
Lingema861/
Llinima861/
Laisnima80161/
Leinimaa808/
Linshima804/
Lingemma801/
Lingumma801/
Lienzima801/
Lindzima801/
Linema77126/
Lguima771/
Leunggima751/
Lenjima711,217/
Lengema71236/
Lijnema7182/
Lingheimer7128/
Lingemo7126/
Lainema7116/
Lainimo7110/
Lenimah715/
Lencima712/
Lingumo712/
Linemai711/
Lineuma711/
Legnima711/
Linsimo711/
Linimmo711/
Länsimaa6727/
Limchima671/
Lendjima671/
Lainemaa671/
Lenguema671/
Leanjima671/
Limgheimadh671/
Linemath670/

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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 Lingima
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