Linyama Surname
Approximately 1,972 people bear this surname
Linyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 810 | 1:21,135 | 3,253 |
| Tanzania | 562 | 1:94,202 | 9,393 |
| Zambia | 548 | 1:28,923 | 2,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Linyama (152) may also be a first name.
Linyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Linyama (Russian: Линьяма) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Linyama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linyama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 209,527th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,695,510 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Linyama reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Linyama is also the 746,252nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 152 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Other than Malawi Linyama exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 28 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Linyama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Linyama in the Russian language | ||
| Линьяма | linama | - |
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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 Linyama
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