Luenya Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Luenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 54 | 1:44,619 | 5,721 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
Luenya (20) may also be a first name.
Luenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luenya is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Luenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luenya is the 1,967,751st most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Luenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Luenya are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Luenya is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name globally, borne by 20 people.
The last name Luenya is most widely held in Namibia, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 44,619. In Namibia Luenya is mostly concentrated in: Ohangwena Region, where 96 percent reside, Hardap Region, where 2 percent reside and ǁKaras Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Namibia Luenya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luhenya | 92 | 1,212 | / |
| Leanya | 83 | 904 | / |
| Lwenya | 83 | 206 | / |
| Luinya | 83 | 43 | / |
| Leenya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Leinya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Luenia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Launya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Laenya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leunya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lyenya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luenyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luenja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lehanya | 77 | 252 | / |
| Luhinya | 77 | 168 | / |
| Leunyay | 77 | 22 | / |
| Luegnas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luhenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luennyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loyenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leyanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lueña | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lwinya | 67 | 235 | / |
| Lwenja | 67 | 55 | / |
| Launia | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lougna | 67 | 26 | / |
| Leugna | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lienja | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lounia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Launja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Laenia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Luenio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Launea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lounyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leanyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leynia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leinia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leenyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lainya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luinyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loinya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leenia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leanea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lounja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laugna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leinyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Launha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luynia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leynea | 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
- 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 Luenya
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