Linwe Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Linwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Linwe (327) may also be a first name.
Linwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Linwe is most common in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Linwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Linwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Linwe live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Linwe is also the 484,932nd most common given name on earth. It is borne by 327 people.
Linwe is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon Linwe is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 79 percent are found, West Region, where 19 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linwei | 91 | 230 | / |
| Linweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Linwet | 91 | 0 | / |
| Linw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Linnweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Linwest | 83 | 0 | / |
| Linwa | 80 | 63 | / |
| Limwe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Linwi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Lenwe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Linue | 80 | 4 | / |
| Linbe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lönwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Linwh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lynwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Limwei | 73 | 315 | / |
| Limwey | 73 | 164 | / |
| Lenwee | 73 | 35 | / |
| Lennwe | 73 | 33 | / |
| Linues | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lenwey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Laynwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Linbei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Linway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Limnwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lienue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linbhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lynwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limnue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lnweed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lenwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limnuea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lnbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lynweed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemnwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenweeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linnbee | 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 Linwe
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