Linyunga Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Linyunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 215 | 1:73,721 | 6,357 |
| Namibia | 50 | 1:48,188 | 6,016 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Linyunga (80) may also be a first name.
Linyunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linyunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Linyunga occurs most in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Linyunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Linyunga is the 973,426th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Linyunga reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Linyunga is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 80 people.
The last name Linyunga is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 73,721. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 60 percent are found, Southern Province, where 20 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Linyunga
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