Lingwana Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Lingwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Lingwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lingwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lingwana occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lingwana? popularity and diffusion
Lingwana is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lingwana are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 82 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingwanga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lingwani | 88 | 19 | / |
| Lengwana | 88 | 3 | / |
| Linkwana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lingbana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Linkwanga | 82 | 129 | / |
| Hlingwani | 82 | 9 | / |
| Hlingwane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lingwanje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hllingwani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hluingwani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Linguani | 75 | 30 | / |
| Lingbona | 75 | 20 | / |
| Lengwane | 75 | 17 | / |
| Lencwana | 75 | 5 | / |
| Limkwana | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lincuana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Linkwani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlngwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lingvena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lingbano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Linguane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlengwane | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hlengwani | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lenguanga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lenkwane | 63 | 185 | / |
| Lencwane | 63 | 70 | / |
| Lenguani | 63 | 27 | / |
| Lemkwana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lymkwana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lenguane | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Lingwana
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