Lena Surname
Approximately 26,083 people bear this surname
Lena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 9,123 | 1:14,496 | 1,818 |
| DR Congo | 4,207 | 1:17,561 | 2,188 |
| Italy | 3,269 | 1:18,708 | 3,218 |
| Albania | 1,558 | 1:1,870 | 309 |
| Haiti | 1,206 | 1:8,859 | 970 |
| United States | 1,020 | 1:355,352 | 31,769 |
| Argentina | 736 | 1:58,075 | 4,932 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| France | 538 | 1:123,462 | 18,721 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Greece | 400 | 1:27,699 | 4,224 |
| Kenya | 340 | 1:135,823 | 11,115 |
| Brazil | 291 | 1:735,651 | 26,888 |
| Uruguay | 228 | 1:15,052 | 1,706 |
| Spain | 181 | 1:258,299 | 16,363 |
| South Africa | 176 | 1:307,828 | 29,442 |
| Papua New Guinea | 145 | 1:56,233 | 7,159 |
| Philippines | 143 | 1:707,960 | 71,677 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| North Macedonia | 103 | 1:20,403 | 2,757 |
| Cameroon | 92 | 1:225,751 | 22,624 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Chile | 64 | 1:275,257 | 8,123 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| El Salvador | 58 | 1:109,377 | 1,681 |
| Peru | 51 | 1:623,218 | 15,580 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
The alternate forms: Léna (11) & Ļena (1) are calculated separately.
Lena (401,906) may also be a first name.
Lena Demographics
Lena Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Lena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lena (Georgian: ლენა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻨﺎ, Hindi: लेना, Marathi: लेना, Oriya: େଲନା) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Léna or Ļena. Click here for further possible spellings of Lena.
How Common Is The Last Name Lena? popularity and diffusion
Lena is the 20,913th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 279,398 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 39 percent of Lena reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,568th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 401,906 people.
Lena is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 9,123 people, or 1 in 14,496. In Indonesia Lena is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 19 percent live, South Sumatra, where 13 percent live and West Java, where 9 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 110 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Italy, where 13 percent live.
Lena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lena surname rose 927 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Lena last name are 5.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning €26,153 per year; in Peru they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,831 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.64% less than the national average, earning R 138,696 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $25,815,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $45,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $53,802 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lena in the Georgian language | ||
| ლენა | lena | - |
| Lena in the Marathi language | ||
| लेना | lena | 98.31 |
| लेणा | lena | 1.69 |
| Lena in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲନା | elana | 66.67 |
| େଲଙା | elana | 13.33 |
| େଳନା | elana | 13.33 |
| ଲୀନା | lina | 6.67 |
| Lena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﻨﺎ | lyna | 60 |
| ﻟﻨﺎ | lna | 40 |
| Lena in the Hindi language | ||
| लेना | lena | 30.77 |
| लेणा | lena | 30.77 |
| लीना | lina | 23.08 |
| लएना | la'ena | 7.69 |
| ल्ऎना | lena | 7.69 |
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Footnotes
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