Lingwa Surname
Approximately 828 people bear this surname
Lingwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Lingwa (452) may also be a first name.
Lingwa Demographics
Lingwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lingwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lingwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lingwa is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lingwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 419,303rd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,801,384 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Lingwa reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 402,268th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 452 people.
The surname Lingwa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Beside Malawi Lingwa is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.
Lingwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liengwa | 92 | 41 | / |
| Lingwai | 92 | 40 | / |
| Lingway | 92 | 19 | / |
| Lingwea | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lingwah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Linghwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lingwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Liongway | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ling'hwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lingwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lingua | 83 | 2,967 | / |
| Lyngwa | 83 | 764 | / |
| Lengwa | 83 | 280 | / |
| Lingba | 83 | 250 | / |
| Linkwa | 83 | 236 | / |
| Lingwe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Lingva | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lingwi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Hlengwa | 77 | 8,278 | / |
| Lingvat | 77 | 261 | / |
| Lingvai | 77 | 96 | / |
| Lingkua | 77 | 67 | / |
| Lingvay | 77 | 55 | / |
| Linguat | 77 | 23 | / |
| Linggua | 77 | 14 | / |
| Lingbay | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lingwei | 77 | 8 | / |
| Linghua | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lengkwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lingwih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lengwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingbau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leungwai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Linguahe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lengweha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Linghuat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lengwe | 67 | 8,988 | / |
| Lengua | 67 | 3,536 | / |
| Lingue | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Linguo | 67 | 867 | / |
| Lengba | 67 | 329 | / |
| Lingbo | 67 | 219 | / |
| Lyngwi | 67 | 194 | / |
| Lingui | 67 | 165 | / |
| Lingbe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Língua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lingbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lincwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Linkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyngwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lengwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lengwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lingve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lingvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lingby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lingwa
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