Litangu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Litangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Litangu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Litangu (68) may also be a first name.

Litangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Litangu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Litangu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Litangu live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Litangu is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 68 people.

The surname Litangu is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Litangu is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 40 percent live, Central Province, where 20 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laitangou881/
Lutangu865,839/
Liteanu86581/
Litongu8675/
Litanou861/
Letangu861/
Luthangu801/
Litanous801/
Letanu7729/
Letagu771/
Leteanu7131/
Leutanu714/
Letanou712/
Leitonu711/
Lutongu711/
Letanoux67127/
Leateanu671/
Liteinau671/
Letanneux6332/
Letannoux6319/
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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 Litangu
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