Lehnig Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lehnig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehnig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2021:398,54236,874
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lehnig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lehnig is most common in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehnig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 821,713th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Lehnig reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 398,542. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 50 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany Lehnig exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Lehnig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lehnig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lehnig surname expanded 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lehnig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lehnig last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the political party.

Lehnig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $41,456 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehnigk92754/
Loehnig9266/
Lehnigh921/
Lenig91663/
Leunig83762/
Lienig83515/
Leinig8380/
Leenig8364/
Löhnig8352/
Lehnik8346/
Lenigk8336/
Leßnig8311/
Lihnig837/
Legnig834/
Loenig833/
Lesnig832/
Lahnig831/
Lenigh831/
Lehnic831/
Lenigs830/
Leanig830/
Lehnick77137/
Lessnig7744/
Lesnigg7712/
Leßnigg776/
Lehneik775/
Lesnigh771/
Leannig770/
Lenik731,766/
Lanig73631/
Lenix73154/
Lenic7367/
Linig735/
Leniq733/
Leneg731/
Lonig730/
Lessnigg7131/
Lehnicke7114/
Leemheig710/
Leniec67448/
Lenick67280/
Letnik67237/
Lannig67153/
Loinig67129/
Lignig67115/
Leniek6789/
Leynik6745/
Lenuik6741/
Lenyog6712/
Leśnik6711/
Lanaig6710/
Lenaic679/
Leinik679/
Linhig678/
Lejnik675/
Lenike673/
Llanig672/
Lengik672/
Lanieg672/
Lingig671/
Lenoix671/
Lojnig671/
Lonnig671/
Liniog671/
Lenuix670/
Lehnek670/
Leanix670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lehnig
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