Lyenga Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Lyenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lyenga (16) may also be a first name.
Lyenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lyenga is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lyenga is the 3,100,440th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lyenga live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 16 people.
It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Lyenga
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