Longwa Surname

23,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Longwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Longwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo21,6991:3,405372
Zambia9391:16,8801,891
Tanzania3001:176,47215,403
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397

Longwa (1,565) may also be a first name.

Longwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longwa is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Longwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,529th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 316,520 people. The surname Longwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Longwa live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 195,783rd most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 1,565 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21,699 people, or 1 in 3,405. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Longwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Longwa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning R 232,068 per year and in United States they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning $36,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlongwa9215,563/
Longway92569/
Longwai9243/
Longwat9237/
Longwah925/
Longgwa922/
Longwad921/
Longhway86101/
Losingwa8627/
Loungway8620/
Liongway868/
Hlongway861/
Longkwat861/
Loongwai861/
Longwe8337,062/
Lungwa834,653/
Langwa831,089/
Longva83701/
Longua83351/
Longba83154/
Longwo8319/
Longwy833/
Lonkwa832/
Longwi832/
Hlongwahe801/
Hlongwe771,620/
Langway77268/
Langwas77205/
Longbai77196/
Longwet77165/
Luongwe77150/
Lyangwa77100/
Lamngwa7756/
Lumngwa7738/
Longhua7731/
Langwai7724/
Longvah7722/
Hlangwa7712/
Langwah7710/
Longwei776/
Laungwa775/
Longwee774/
Langwaa774/
Longbay774/
Hlungwa773/
Longbah772/
Hlonqwa771/
Longbaa771/
Lahngwa771/
Lungwas771/
Lunghwa771/
Llungwa771/
Hlomgwa771/
Hlongwo771/
Langwap771/
Lungway770/
Longuay770/
Longwith71488/
Lungwaya7183/
Langwadt7131/
Longwish7117/
Longwich7115/
Lutengwa7111/
Leungwai714/
Longwoth714/
Long'hwe712/
Langkwas711/
Lunghway711/
Lianghwa711/
Longquas711/
Longwech711/
Lhlongwe711/
Hlungway711/
Hlungwai711/
Lanngwah711/
Loungbai711/
Langba673,437/
Lungwe671,623/
Longue671,352/
Langwe67987/
Longui67856/
Longbo67331/
Lungua67203/
Langva67186/
Langua6753/
Longwisch6725/
Lamgwa6724/
Langwo6718/
Lungba6717/
Lungwi6715/
Lankwa679/
Longby678/
Longbe675/
Longvi673/
Loungvath672/
Longbi672/
Langwi672/
Longuo672/
Longwidth671/

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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 Longwa
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