Lingwi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Lingwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Lingwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lingwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lingwi is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lingwi? popularity and diffusion
Lingwi is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Lingwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lingwi are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Lingwi is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 80 percent live and Singida Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingwai | 92 | 40 | / |
| Lingwei | 92 | 8 | / |
| Lingwih | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lingwa | 83 | 828 | / |
| Lyngwi | 83 | 194 | / |
| Lingui | 83 | 165 | / |
| Lingwe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Lingbi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lengwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lingvi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lingvai | 77 | 96 | / |
| Liengwa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Lingkui | 77 | 29 | / |
| Lingway | 77 | 19 | / |
| Linguih | 77 | 12 | / |
| Hlengwi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Linghui | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lingwea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lengwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingbei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingboi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Linghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lengwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luengwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lingvist | 71 | 23 | / |
| Lingguih | 71 | 17 | / |
| Liongway | 71 | 8 | / |
| Leungwai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lingwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ling'hwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lengwe | 67 | 8,988 | / |
| Lingue | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Lyngwa | 67 | 764 | / |
| Lengwa | 67 | 280 | / |
| Linkwa | 67 | 236 | / |
| Lengbi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Linqui | 67 | 75 | / |
| Lengui | 67 | 71 | / |
| Lingbe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Lyngvi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Lingquist | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lincui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lincwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Linkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyngwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lingve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemgwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linkui | 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 Lingwi
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