Longishu Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Longishu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Longishu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683
Kenya491:942,44733,788

Longishu (55) may also be a first name.

Longishu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Longishu occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longishu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Longishu is the 1,239,697th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Longishu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 55 people.

The last name Longishu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 383,635. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 95 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 3 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Longishu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent live.

Longishu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loongishu946/
Longisus881/
Longoisu881/
Logisu8646/
Loongushu824/
Longusu8096/
Longesu8089/
Logeshu803/
Lungisu801/
Laungisui7114/
Logesu7112/
Lanisu713/
Lagisu711/
Langnissou6746/
Longechaud6732/
Logeesu677/
Languissou672/
Logesuu671/
Longuechaud63140/
Lamnisou6313/
Langoisseux632/
Lagnissou5938/
Lansissou591/
Laguissou591/
Lanesu576/
Lanhsu571/
Lageschult560/
Lanysut530/

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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 Longishu
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