Lintseng Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lintseng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lintseng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

The alternate forms: Lintšeng (1) are calculated separately.

Lintseng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lintseng is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Lintšeng. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lintseng.

How Common Is The Last Name Lintseng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Lintseng reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho Lintseng is primarily found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho Lintseng is found in one country. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lintšeng961/
Lints'eng9410/
Lintsen93281/
LinCeng80796/
Lintzen80593/
Lindsen80124/
Linzeng805/
Lentsen803/
Lincheng7543/
Lindseen755/
Lindåsen752/
Lentjeng751/
Lentsing751/
Lindsend751/
Linzen71245/
Lincen715/
Linchen677,001/
Lentzen671,250/
Linzing67150/
Lindzen6761/
Lincing6722/
Lintzén6721/
Lindsén679/
Lenceng676/
Lintzèn671/
Lenzeng671/

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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 Lintseng
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