Linwa Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Linwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Linwa (358) may also be a first name.
Linwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Linwa is found most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Linwa is the 2,414,640th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Linwa are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Linwa is also the 460,276th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 358 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 370,876. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 64 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 27 percent reside and East Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Linwa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linway | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lainwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Linwoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Linwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Linba | 80 | 79 | / |
| Linwe | 80 | 60 | / |
| Limwa | 80 | 51 | / |
| Linua | 80 | 39 | / |
| Lenwa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Linwi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Linwei | 73 | 230 | / |
| Lenway | 73 | 164 | / |
| Linbai | 73 | 64 | / |
| Lenwai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Limwas | 73 | 13 | / |
| Linuha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Limnwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lenwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Limway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Linbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlenwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glinva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limwaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linwet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Limnuea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lynnway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlenhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linuhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linnweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linwest | 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
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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 Linwa
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