Lisanja Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Lisanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Lisanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lisanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lisanja is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lisanja.
How Common Is The Last Name Lisanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lisanja is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Lisanja is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lisanja reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Lisanja is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 95 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisandja | 93 | 27 | / |
| Lisanjaya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lisanza | 86 | 716 | / |
| Lisania | 86 | 87 | / |
| Lusanja | 86 | 11 | / |
| Lisanje | 86 | 10 | / |
| Lisanya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lisonja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lesanja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lijanja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lisanias | 80 | 86 | / |
| Lisandjo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lisondja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lesaanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lisamjah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leisanyae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lusania | 71 | 113 | / |
| Lisange | 71 | 55 | / |
| Lisanie | 71 | 22 | / |
| Lisanzo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Lesania | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lisanco | 71 | 7 | / |
| Liçanji | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lesanjo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lizania | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lysania | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lusenja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lizonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lizanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lesanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lusanjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lisanhy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lisaanie | 67 | 288 | / |
| Lisangio | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lezianya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lisancho | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lesainia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lesancha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Legiania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leciania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liscanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liciania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lushenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lissagne | 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 Lisanja
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