Lengku Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lengku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lengku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Lengku (233) may also be a first name.

Lengku Last Name Facts

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

Lengku is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lengku.

How Common Is The Last Name Lengku? popularity and diffusion

Lengku is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Lengku live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lengku is also the 587,225th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 233 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Lengku is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 67 percent reside and Madang, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in China, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengkau9218/
Lengkuh923/
Lengkou921/
Lengkui921/
Lenku91720/
Leungkui861/
Lingku83102/
Lenkeu8367/
Lenkou832/
Lenkui831/
Lenkau831/
Leunkeu77264/
Lenckus7748/
Lingkui7729/
Lingkuh7713/
Lingkeu775/
Lingkau772/
Lingkou772/
Lingkus771/
Linku73206/
Lenkó7353/
Lencu7316/
Lenkoe671,964/
Lencou67132/
Lencau67129/
Lemkus6795/
Linkou6769/
Lyngkuist674/
Lemkeu673/
Lynkus673/
Linkau672/
Lenkoo672/
Lencux671/
Hlinku671/
Linkui671/
Lencud671/
Linkut670/

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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
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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 Lengku
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