Linwe Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Linwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linwei91230/
Linweh911/
Linwet910/
Linw891/
Linnweh831/
Linwest830/
Linwa8063/
Limwe8021/
Linwi8014/
Lenwe8012/
Linue804/
Linbe803/
Lönwe802/
Linwh802/
Lynwe801/
Limwei73315/
Limwey73164/
Lenwee7335/
Lennwe7333/
Linues734/
Lenwey733/
Laynwe732/
Linbei732/
Linway732/
Limnwi732/
Lienue731/
Linbhe731/
Linwaa731/
Linwoa731/
Lynwei731/
Limnue731/
Limwee731/
Lnweed731/
Lenwie731/
Limnuea676/
Lnbe674/
Lynweed672/
Lemnwei671/
Lenwoue671/
Lenw671/
Lenweeh671/
Linnbee670/

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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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