Leinteng Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Leinteng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 134 | 1:154,993 | 16,949 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Leinteng (157) may also be a first name.
Leinteng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leinteng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leinteng occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leinteng? popularity and diffusion
Leinteng is the 1,537,949th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Leinteng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leinteng live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 157 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 154,993. In Cameroon Leinteng is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent are found, Centre Region, where 1 percent are found and South Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Leinteng occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leinten | 93 | 2 | / |
| Lienteng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leynteng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lainteng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leinting | 88 | 1 | / |
| Loyinteng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lanteng | 80 | 219 | / |
| Lienten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leunten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leisenting | 78 | 0 | / |
| Lantieng | 75 | 35 | / |
| Lantoeng | 75 | 9 | / |
| Lamnteng | 75 | 7 | / |
| Laynteng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Launteng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lesenten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lanten | 71 | 444 | / |
| Liantiong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lantengne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Llanten | 67 | 6,125 | / |
| Lantaen | 67 | 104 | / |
| Lamteng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Launten | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lantien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lantemg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laintin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luimten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laitintenn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Leinteng
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis