Litonya Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Litonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Litonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Litonya (118) may also be a first name.

Litonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Litonya is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Litonya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Litonya is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Litonya live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 118 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 39 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Litonya exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litunya86535/
Litonia8631/
Litanya8627/
Letonya866/
Litonja862/
Lithunya8011/
Litonjoa804/
Listonia802/
Litonjja801/
Laytonya801/
Lithonia801/
Letonja71590/
Letonia7193/
Litania7172/
Litanea7127/
Letanya714/
Letunya713/
Laidthanya711/
Lethunya67959/
Listania6717/
Lettonia671/
Lethonia671/
Litangna671/
Litanias671/
Litungia671/
Lethanya671/
Lettunya671/
Leadtanya632/
Llethunya631/
Litaña621/
Letonio576/
Letunyo574/
Listaneo531/

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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 Litonya
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