Liyengwa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Liyengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liyengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895

Liyengwa (89) may also be a first name.

Liyengwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liyengwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liyengwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liyengwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Liyengwa is also the 1,011,231st most frequent first name on earth, held by 89 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 47 percent live, Nakuru County, where 21 percent live and Vihiga County, where 21 percent live.

Liyengwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liyengwah941/
Layngwa801/
Lijongwa7588/
Luyingwa7549/
Lehangwa7520/
Liyengue759/
Leungwai754/
Leingwai751/
Liengue678/
Laungwa675/
Leunkwa672/
Leungwo672/
Luengwi671/
Laingwe671/
Loungway6320/
Leyangua631/
Leungue5365/
Laingui5318/
Laingue539/
Leunkwe533/
Leingue531/
Luingue531/
Leungoue5051/
Loyangbi501/
Lainegue501/
Loungbai501/
Lejingui501/
Laiangui501/
Leungkui501/

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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 Liyengwa
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