Lenape Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lenape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lenape (18) may also be a first name.

Lenape Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lenape is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Lenape click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenape? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Lenape reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lenape is also the 2,608,198th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Lenape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lenape has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lenape last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengape9211/
Lenaape928/
Lenap915/
Lenapeer86175/
Linape8312/
Lenepe8310/
Lenapa831/
Lanape831/
Legnap830/
Lenaipa77382/
Lanappe77189/
Linapea7764/
Leneepe779/
Lengope775/
Lienapa774/
Linapez771/
Linapep771/
Linap7319/
Lenab735/
Lenav731/
Lynap730/
Linaphet717/
Lenayapa716/
Linhapes711/
Linapa6718/
Lingap6715/
Lanapi6715/
Lenhav676/
Linhap673/
Linapi672/
Lenoip672/
Lenaipaya671/
Lenopi671/
Lenepi671/
Leynop670/

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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 Lenape
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