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
The surname Leinteng is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leinteng? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,537,949th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Leinteng is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leinteng reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 157 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 154,993. In Cameroon Leinteng is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and South Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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
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