Longei Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Longei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
Longei (26) may also be a first name.
Longei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Longei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Longei is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Longei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Longei is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Longei are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Longei is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 26 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 33 percent reside, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 33 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Longei
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