Linkeng Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Linkeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Linkeng (379) may also be a first name.
Linkeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linkeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Linkeng is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linkeng? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Linkeng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Linkeng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Linkeng is also the 445,512th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 379 people.
The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho Linkeng is most frequent in: Mafeteng District, where 100 percent are found. Other than Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Linkeng
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