Lonaka Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lonaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lonaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lonaka (928) may also be a first name.

Lonaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lonaka has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lonaka is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lonaka live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 265,593rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 928 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Lonaka is primarily found in: North Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Lonaka occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loinaka921/
Longakai861/
Lonaka'a861/
Lonake831,136/
Lenaka8373/
Loneka8369/
Lanaka8331/
Lunaka839/
Lonoka836/
Lonaki832/
Lonaca830/
Lionaki77361/
Lenaika775/
Lenakai774/
Losnake774/
Longaki773/
Langaka772/
Lanakau772/
Lonakit771/
Lunakad771/
Lanakas771/
Lanakay771/
Lenaaka771/
Leneaka771/
Lonasca771/
Longoka771/
Leunaka771/
Lanayka771/
Lionakis71564/
Lonnakko7171/
Lonacker718/
Langakka712/
Lanakhas711/
Losnaqua711/
Lamnakha711/
Langakau711/
Longacke711/
Loenecka710/
Lanaca67240/
Lonoko67101/
Lunake6762/
Lanauskas6755/
Lanake6744/
Longnaker6742/
Lunoka6727/
Lonaco6720/
Lenoka6719/
Leneka6715/
Lanaki6715/
Lanoka6711/
Laneka676/
Lenéka673/
Lonoki673/
Lanako673/
Lonoke673/
Loneko672/
Lenako672/
Lunaca671/
Lunaki671/
Loungakou671/
Lenaca671/
Lunako671/
Lungakkah671/

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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 Lonaka
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