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 occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Linwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Linwa? popularity and diffusion
Linwa is the 2,414,640th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Linwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Linwa live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 460,276th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 358 people.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 370,876. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 64 percent live, Littoral Region, where 27 percent live and East Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
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
- 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 Linwa
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