Linyonga Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Linyonga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linyonga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Linyonga (24) may also be a first name.

Linyonga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Linyonga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Linyonga is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Linyonga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linyonga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Linyonga live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

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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 Linyonga
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