Longwe Surname
Approximately 37,062 people bear this surname
Longwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 29,094 | 1:588 | 43 |
| Zambia | 5,795 | 1:2,735 | 352 |
| South Africa | 835 | 1:64,883 | 8,156 |
| Zimbabwe | 713 | 1:21,653 | 3,253 |
| DR Congo | 342 | 1:216,022 | 21,248 |
| Swaziland | 126 | 1:10,303 | 513 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Longwe (75) may also be a first name.
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Longwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Longwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Longwe is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Longwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,028th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 196,631 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Longwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 75 people.
Longwe is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 29,094 people, or 1 in 588. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Longwe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Longwe surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Longwe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning R 256,896 per year and in United States they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $32,725 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlongwe | 92 | 1,620 | / |
| Longwet | 92 | 165 | / |
| Luongwe | 92 | 150 | / |
| Longwei | 92 | 6 | / |
| Longwee | 92 | 4 | / |
| Longw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Long'hwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Longwech | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lhlongwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Longwa | 83 | 23,024 | / |
| Lungwe | 83 | 1,623 | / |
| Longue | 83 | 1,352 | / |
| Langwe | 83 | 987 | / |
| Longbe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Longwy | 83 | 3 | / |
| Longwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hlongw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hlongwa | 77 | 15,563 | / |
| Longway | 77 | 569 | / |
| Longwai | 77 | 43 | / |
| Loungue | 77 | 22 | / |
| Hlangwe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Longver | 77 | 14 | / |
| Liongue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Longbey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Longgwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Longoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Longhue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lumngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Longvie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Longuee | 77 | 0 | / |
| Langw | 73 | 8 | / |
| Longwith | 71 | 488 | / |
| Longhway | 71 | 101 | / |
| Liangwei | 71 | 27 | / |
| Loungway | 71 | 20 | / |
| Longwish | 71 | 17 | / |
| Longwich | 71 | 15 | / |
| Liongway | 71 | 8 | / |
| Langwesh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lutengwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lunengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loumngue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hlongway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loongwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Losingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Langweth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Longhbey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Langwest | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lungwa | 67 | 4,653 | / |
| Langue | 67 | 1,543 | / |
| Langwa | 67 | 1,089 | / |
| Longui | 67 | 856 | / |
| Longva | 67 | 701 | / |
| Langbe | 67 | 384 | / |
| Lunkwe | 67 | 281 | / |
| Lonque | 67 | 49 | / |
| Longwisch | 67 | 25 | / |
| Langve | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lossengue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lungwi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lungue | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lonkue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Longby | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lungbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Longvi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Langwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Longquest | 67 | 2 | / |
| Longbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lomgue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lonkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lumgwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Longwidth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanningwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lankwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Langingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Langwesth | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Longwe
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