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 last name Lenape is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lenape click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenape? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Lenape are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lenape is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Lenape exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Lenape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lenape has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lenape surname increased 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis