Lyanga Surname
Approximately 8,898 people bear this surname
Lyanga Surname Definition:
Lyanga is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: baboon.
Lyanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8,744 | 1:6,055 | 781 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lyanga (526) may also be a first name.
Lyanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lyanga is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: baboon.
Lyanga is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a person who is bound to others because of an earlier agreement.
Lyanga Demographics
Lyanga Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Lyanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lyanga (Russian: Лянга) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lyanga is the 56,938th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 819,009 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lyanga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 367,904th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 526 people.
The surname Lyanga is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 8,744 people, or 1 in 6,055. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 61 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 7 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Lyanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lyanga last name is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lyanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lyanga in the Russian language | ||
| Лянга | langa | - |
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Footnotes
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