Lonkia Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lonkia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lonkia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia791:55,8044,929
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lonkia Last Name Facts

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

Lonkia is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonkia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lonkia live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 55,804. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 97 percent reside, Margibi County, where 1 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Liberia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lonkiap921/
Lonkiah921/
Lankia8339/
Lonkio838/
Lunkia831/
Langkia7726/
Longkea7711/
Lungkia777/
Lonchia771/
Lonqias771/
Lankiah771/
Lonquias71240/
Longkhio7121/
Lungkias719/
Longquias6719/
Lankio676/
Lankya672/
Lankja671/
Lankyaa6237/
Lankios6217/
Langkea628/
Langkio626/
Leunkea621/
Leunkio621/
Langkya621/
Lanchia620/
Langkieo5754/
Launkeao571/
Lankayya571/
Lamkja50178/
Lankeo501/

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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 Lonkia
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