Leneke Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Leneke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leneke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Leneke (69) may also be a first name.

Leneke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leneke occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leneke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Leneke reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 69 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria Leneke is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 98 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Leneke is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Leneke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leneke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leneke last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieneke92188/
Leineke92166/
Lehneke9255/
Lenecke9237/
Loeneke9214/
Lenek91127/
Lehnecke8673/
Glieneke8638/
Leinecke8619/
Lienecke8611/
Loenecke861/
Leneskey860/
Lenake83465/
Lenoke83116/
Löneke8397/
Leniek8389/
Lesnek8333/
Loneke8330/
Leneck8318/
Laneke8317/
Leneka8315/
Lineke8311/
Lenike833/
Leinek833/
Leanek832/
Lienek831/
Lenekh831/
Lehnek830/
Leneak830/
Leinecker80278/
Lejtneker8018/
Glienecke8015/
Leineiker803/
Leinekerr801/
Leinekker801/
Lessneske800/
Lieneck7771/
Lonecke7736/
Lonneke7732/
Hlaneke7723/
Lineske7719/
Lengeki7718/
Lenaike779/
Leineek778/
Leneeka778/
Lesneak776/
Lehneik775/
Lenecki775/
Lesneki774/
Lenekha773/
Lenicke772/
Leitnek772/
Lenakeh772/
Legnike772/
Lesnesk771/
Leneaka771/
Lenezky771/
Lehneck771/
Le'neka771/
Laineke771/
Lengeek771/
Leyneka771/
Hleneka771/
Linecke771/
Lanneke771/
Leneika770/
Hleneek770/
Lleneck770/
Laneake770/
Leineck770/
Lettnecker759/
Linek732,627/
Lenik731,766/
Lenyk73804/
Línek7355/
Leník7349/
Lenex7336/
Lenec7336/
Lének7311/
Lynek735/
Leneg731/
Lesneski71243/
Leinicke7174/
Lenicker7132/
Lienicke7123/
Lehnicke7114/
Lohnecke7110/
Lesnesky719/
Leneskär717/
Lönecker716/
Legneche715/
Leneková712/
Lheenhecker712/
Lenekova711/
Letnicke711/
Lenesque711/
Leanakei711/
Lajneker711/
Leunakeu711/
Leneckyi711/
Lenheski711/
Legneski710/
Lonake671,136/
Lesnyk671,119/
Leniec67448/
Linake67301/
Lenick67280/
Letnik67237/
Lenice67156/
Leinyk6785/
Lesník6775/
Lehnik6746/
Leynik6745/
Lanake6744/
Lineck6744/
Lenuik6741/
Lenigk6736/
Liniek6735/
Glienicke6730/
Linoke6729/
Lenyok6715/
Laneki6714/
Lenika6714/
Hlenyk6713/
Leinicker6712/
Letnyk6712/
Leśnik6711/
Leinik679/
Lejnik675/
Lenoki675/
Lainecker675/
Laineiker674/
Lonoke673/
Lenéka673/
Lineak673/
Lenykh673/
Lineki672/
Lynece672/
Lanike672/
Leanec672/
Lehnicker672/
Lingek672/
Lenaki672/
Lengik672/
Linece671/
Lineka671/
Lonike671/
Leneckova671/
Lenecs671/
Lenoqe671/
Lyneek671/
Lenhyk671/
Lyneck670/

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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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  • 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 Leneke
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