Linyenga Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Linyenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
Linyenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linyenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Linyenga occurs most in Malawi. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Linyenga.
How Common Is The Last Name Linyenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Linyenga is the 1,231,034th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name Linyenga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Linyenga are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingenga | 88 | 49 | / |
| Linyenge | 88 | 45 | / |
| Linyinga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lenyena | 80 | 105 | / |
| Lingena | 80 | 20 | / |
| Lineina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lingayngay | 78 | 9 | / |
| Lingenau | 75 | 109 | / |
| Lingengi | 75 | 55 | / |
| Lingengo | 75 | 34 | / |
| Lingenge | 75 | 30 | / |
| Lingoyna | 75 | 14 | / |
| Linejana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lisnayana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lenoyonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Linejanat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lengena | 67 | 383 | / |
| Leiñena | 67 | 17 | / |
| Linjina | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lingeno | 67 | 13 | / |
| Linouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Linauna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Linyenga
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