Lingwe Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Lingwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Lingwe (26) may also be a first name.
Lingwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lingwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lingwe is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lingwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Lingwe live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Lingwe is also the 2,084,397th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 26 people.
The last name Lingwe is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent reside and Goa, where 36 percent reside. Outside of India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingwei | 92 | 8 | / |
| Lingwea | 92 | 4 | / |
| Hlingwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lengwe | 83 | 8,988 | / |
| Lingue | 83 | 1,787 | / |
| Lingwa | 83 | 828 | / |
| Lingbe | 83 | 40 | / |
| Lingwi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Lincwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lyngwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Linkwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lingve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lngw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Linguey | 77 | 74 | / |
| Liengwa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Lingwai | 77 | 40 | / |
| Lingway | 77 | 19 | / |
| Lingueh | 77 | 14 | / |
| Lingoue | 77 | 12 | / |
| Liengue | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lingver | 77 | 8 | / |
| Glingue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Liongue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lengwes | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hlengwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lemngwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lingwih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lengwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Linghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lengweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luingue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Linngue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingbei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liongway | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lengwech | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lengweha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ling'hwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lingwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Linggueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lingvest | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lengue | 67 | 2,849 | / |
| Lyngwa | 67 | 764 | / |
| Lencwe | 67 | 467 | / |
| Lenkwe | 67 | 357 | / |
| Lengwa | 67 | 280 | / |
| Linkwa | 67 | 236 | / |
| Lyngwi | 67 | 194 | / |
| Lingui | 67 | 165 | / |
| Lengbe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Linque | 67 | 66 | / |
| Lngeew | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lyngve | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lingbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lemgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lingvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lengwi | 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
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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 Lingwe
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