Linkeng Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Linkeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linkeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 found most in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Linkeng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linkeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Linkeng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Linkeng live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 445,512th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 379 people.

The last name Linkeng is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho Linkeng is most prevalent in: Mafeteng District, where 100 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
LinCeng86796/
Limkeng8651/
Linking8620/
Lenkeng862/
Lincheng8043/
Lengkeng8024/
Lingking8019/
Lingceng801/
Lincking800/
Lingcheng756/
Linqing7126/
Lincing7122/
Lenceng716/
Lingqing673/
Linching671/
Lenking572/
Lencing570/
Lemking570/
Lengking5373/
Lenkings531/

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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 Linkeng
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