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 last name Litonya occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Litonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Litonya is the 4,034,050th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Litonya 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 commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 118 people.

The surname Litonya is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 39 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

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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