Lipenga Surname

48,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lipenga Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from the Maluana in the District of Marracuene, Maputo Province, Mozambique.

People carrying this surname belong to the Maronga ethnicity with the roots in Swaziland.

Lipenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi10,2211:1,675178
Tanzania2941:180,07415,674
Zambia1551:102,2588,141
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lipenga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the Maluana in the District of Marracuene, Maputo Province, Mozambique.

People carrying this surname belong to the Maronga ethnicity with the roots in Swaziland.

- lipinga

Lipenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lipenga is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,096th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 678,858 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lipenga reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 10,221 people, or 1 in 1,675. Outside of Malawi Lipenga occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Lipenga Last Name Statistics demography

Lipenga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.77% less than the national average, earning R 14,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lippenga9317/
Lipengah932/
Lipennga931/
Lipena9211/
Lupenga862,956/
Lipinga86238/
Lipengo8634/
Lepenga8626/
Lipenge865/
Lipenha861/
Lipeana861/
Lipenat861/
Liepena861/
Lippenat8031/
Leipenat806/
Luppenga806/
Lipheana802/
Lupengah801/
Lipina778,229/
Lepena7723/
Lipeno771/
Lippenath750/
Liepina715,787/
Leipego71212/
Lipingo7199/
Lupinga7161/
Lippina7116/
Lepenat718/
Lephena715/
Leupena714/
Lepinga714/
Lupengo714/
Lipinha713/
Lepeana712/
Laipina712/
Leipyna711/
Lipingi711/
Lepenay711/
Lepngat711/
Lipinau711/
Lepenge711/
Lespena711/
Lipinge711/
Lippengood710/
Lepenau710/
Lepheana674,336/
Lupingay6747/
Lippenoo6746/
Lepehina6718/
Lephenna674/
Lepheena671/
Lippinad671/
Hlupengo671/
Lipinger670/

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