Lingiwe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lingiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Lingiwe (3,189) may also be a first name.

Lingiwe Last Name Facts

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

Lingiwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingiwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lingiwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lingiwe is also the 127,214th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 3,189 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Lingiwe is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent are found. Barring South Africa Lingiwe exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Lingiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Lingiwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 98.02% less than the national average, earning R 4,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingawe86109/
Lingibe8650/
Lingiwa8611/
Linguwe861/
Hlengiwe80174/
Lingew770/
Lingeswer753/
Lengawe71164/
Lingebe7190/
Lingeby7128/
Lingave7125/
Linguvi7118/
Lingebi714/
Lingibé714/
Liengew712/
Hlengawe673/
Hlengiwa673/
Linguevis635/
Lengijabe634/
Lingesver631/
Lngeew6216/
Lengewa571,886/
Längeby5714/
Lengave572/
Lengewi571/
Linzebi571/
Limsive571/
Linseby571/
Lengehwa5321/
Lenguwai539/
Lynghave532/
Linzeeva532/
Hlengeva531/
Hlenciwa531/
Lengewai531/
Lengever531/
Lincevich506/
Lengevich504/
Lengevych501/
Lemghewer501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Lingiwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis