Lingwele Surname

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

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lingwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lingwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lingwele is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingwele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Lingwele is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lingwele reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 83 percent reside and Central Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Zambia Lingwele occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 42 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Lingwele
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