Leng Surname

846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Leng Surname Definition:

A variant of Lang, which see. Properly it is the comparative of lang.

Leng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China526,9531:2,595166
Cambodia65,0641:23835
Singapore8,4141:655108
Malaysia6,8171:4,327623
Myanmar2,4791:20,951416
United States1,8971:191,07018,927
Indonesia1,8781:70,4207,589
England1,5211:36,6334,798
Thailand1,2141:58,1867,152
Macau1,1121:541106
Germany8391:95,95411,960
Taiwan8201:28,591382
Vietnam7451:124,357800
Hong Kong6891:10,647322
Brunei6861:610111
Australia5961:45,2955,683
France4631:143,46222,124
Canada3901:94,47610,305
United Arab Emirates2381:38,4974,051
Cameroon2211:93,97811,213
New Zealand2131:21,2603,728
Samoa2031:955301
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
Philippines1131:895,91381,345
Papua New Guinea1061:76,92210,108
Peru811:392,39712,711
Scotland681:78,7335,846
India661:11,622,203212,115
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Slovakia551:97,02618,584
Poland511:745,27061,215
Chile431:409,68511,039
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Guam121:13,3432,098
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Namibia51:481,88011,140
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Laos41:1,647,081888
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8431:28,9153,904
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales31:522,80514,314
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Leng (65,271) may also be a first name.

Leng Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Lang, which see. Properly it is the comparative of lang.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Laing, Long, q.v. [Leng is prop. the compar. of Middle English and Old English lang, adv., long]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Leng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leng (Hindi: लेंग, Russian: Ленг) is most common in China. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Leng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leng is the 846th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Leng live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Leng is also the 14,756th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 65,271 people.

It is most frequently held in China, where it is carried by 526,953 people, or 1 in 2,595. Without taking into account China this last name exists in 88 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 10 percent are found and Singapore, where 1 percent are found.

Leng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leng has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leng surname rose 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leng Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Leng surname are 1.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leng earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 275.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,814 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.79% more than the national average, earning R 260,892 per year; in United States they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $49,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $46,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leung89409,913/
Lieng892,286/
Laeng891,199/
Lengs89506/
Loeng89421/
Lueng89415/
Lengg8961/
Lengk8928/
Leeng8924/
Løeng8922/
Lenng8916/
Lengh897/
Lheng895/
Lleng894/
Hleng894/
Lehng891/
Len8630,370/
Lng86693/
Lengue802,849/
Lengke8061/
Lengkh803/
Lengne803/
Hlaeng803/
Leungh802/
Lengks802/
Hlieng801/
Lengsø801/
Ling751,263,722/
Lien7532,885/
Lenk7513,330/
Lent757,098/
Lehn756,688/
Leen755,868/
Lyng753,290/
Lång751,818/
Loen751,586/
Lenc751,466/
Luen75786/
Lenn75749/
Lend75707/
Laen75663/
Läng75445/
Leun75288/
Leën75115/
Lhen7569/
Lemn7562/
Llen7556/
Hlen7524/
L'Ng7515/
Lenx7514/
Løen7514/
Ålen756/
Lngt753/
Lngg752/
Lesn752/
Lenø752/
Lhng751/
Lộng751/
Lnng751/
Lngq751/
Lnhg751/
Lnqg751/
Lemg750/
Lengová7353/
Lengova736/
Uamleng735/
L'Leung733/
Llengue731/
Geeleng731/
Lehengt731/
Liong6720,322/
Lenne674,115/
Lenke673,007/
Lingg672,527/
Lluen672,409/
Lingk67800/
Lings67752/
Lendt67588/
Luing67429/
Ln67328/
Lenck67324/
Liehn67319/
Laehn67258/
Lhing67224/
Leunk67214/
Lingė67170/
Hølen67110/
Lemne67103/
Loehn6792/
Lyong6790/
Lyngø6783/
Glien6782/
Lingh6763/
Leent6752/
Långh6742/
Åling6736/
Øhlen6731/
Gling6730/
Långs6723/
Lyngh6722/
Åhlen6722/
Ålien6722/
Lyngå6721/
Hling6721/
Lendh6716/
Liuen6715/
Luehn6713/
Luung6712/
Lienk6712/
Leend6711/
Lennø6711/
Hloen6711/
Lương679/
Lling678/
Liaen677/
Lingz675/
Linng675/
Lingt675/
Lyngg674/
Lennx673/
Luenn672/
Lisng672/
Lenkh672/
Lượng672/
Hålen672/
Lennå672/
Lloen672/
Låång672/
Lyncg671/
Lingq671/
Leunn671/
Laenn671/
Lentt671/
Lenxs671/
Loenk671/
Llend671/
Lyaen671/
Lyngk671/
L'Ing671/
Lenšs671/
Lemnk671/
Loenn671/
Lheen671/
Lemnn671/
Lehnn671/
Hleen671/
Hlenn671/
Lienn670/
Lynng670/
Lhenn670/
Leenk670/
Leenn670/

Leng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leng in the Hindi language
लेंगlenga-
Leng in the Russian language
Ленгleng-

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