Lencs Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Lencs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lencs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Lencs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lencs occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lencs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Lencs is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lencs live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 239,421. In Hungary Lencs is most frequent in: Budapest, where 76 percent live, Fejér County, where 20 percent live and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 2 percent live. Not including Hungary this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent live and Latvia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenchs914/
Lenc891,466/
Lncs891/
Lentcsh837/
Lentchs835/
Lenci803,751/
Lents802,272/
Lench80955/
Lencz80319/
Lincs8023/
Lends804/
Lentc803/
Lencsová775/
Lnc7556/
Lenche7333/
Lentch7328/
Lentse738/
Linchs736/
Lynchs733/
Lendce731/
Lients730/
Lengys730/
Liends730/
Lenz6781,868/
Lentsch671,940/
Lencová67439/
Linc67356/
Lenzsch6746/
Lenč6737/
Lencova6718/
Lync6718/
Lentshe674/
Lendsøe671/
Lenţ671/
Lentche671/
Lnch671/
Hlnc671/
Lehench670/

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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
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  • 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 Lencs
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