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 last name Longwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Longwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Longwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,529th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 316,520 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Longwa are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 195,783rd most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,565 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21,699 people, or 1 in 3,405. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Longwa
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