Longinus Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Longinus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Longinus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3461:511,97325,378
Namibia881:27,3804,297
Tanzania691:767,27042,064
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Longinus (8,566) may also be a first name.

Longinus Last Name Facts

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

Longinus (Marathi: लोन्गीनस) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longinus? popularity and diffusion

Longinus is the 521,888th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,697,505 people. Longinus is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Longinus are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Longinus is also the 67,965th most widely held first name in the world, held by 8,566 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria Longinus is most frequent in: Rivers, where 24 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Abia, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Longinus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Longinus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Longinus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Longinus in the Marathi language
लोन्गीनसlon'ginasa25
लॉन्जेनूसlonjenusa25
लॉगीनुझloginujha25
लोन्जीनुसlonjinusa25

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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
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  • 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 Longinus
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