Linguwa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Linguwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linguwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Linguwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linguwa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linguwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Linguwa is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Linguwa live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Linguwa is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingiwa8611/
Linguba861/
Linguwe861/
Linguva861/
Lingubai80321/
Lenguwai809/
Lingubhai754/
Lingauwos751/
Lingowe71396/
Lenguba7121/
Linguvi7118/
Lingiwo711/
Lingowo711/
Lingube711/
Linggowo675/
Lengouba673/
Hlengiwa673/
Lengube571/
Lengoova531/

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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 Linguwa
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