Longtu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Longtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Longtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Longtu (93) may also be a first name.

Longtu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Longtu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Longtu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longtu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Longtu is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Longtu are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Longtu is also the 986,211th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 93 people.

Longtu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Longtu is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 95 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longtau9269/
Longtou921/
Loungtuy861/
Loungthu861/
Langtu83394/
Lungtu8324/
Lungtau77254/
Longtoe7794/
Liangtu777/
Langtud772/
Langtau771/
Langthu771/
Lungtui771/
Langtus770/
Lungthau7110/
Langtoo6233/
Lungtoo622/
Langtoe620/
Lanctuit57179/
Lungthoe5752/

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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
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  • 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 Longtu
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