Lengs Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lengs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lengs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4121:131,49915,372
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Lengs (72) may also be a first name.

Lengs Last Name Facts

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

Lengs is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lengs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 610,848th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Lengs reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 72 people.

The surname Lengs is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 131,499. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Lengs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lengs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 31.22% less than the national average, earning R 163,452 per year and in United States they earn 20.69% less than the national average, earning $34,222 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengse916/
Lengks912/
Lengsø911/
Leng89624,876/
Leung80409,913/
Lieng802,286/
Laeng801,199/
Lings80752/
Loeng80421/
Lueng80415/
Lyngs80173/
Lenks8072/
Lengg8061/
Lengk8028/
Leeng8024/
Långs8023/
Løeng8022/
Lenng8016/
Lengh807/
Lheng805/
Lleng804/
Hleng804/
Lenxs801/
Lehng801/
Lng75693/
Lengue732,849/
Lencse73878/
Lyngsø73461/
Lyngås73204/
Längst73171/
Lingås7390/
Lengke7361/
Lyngse7355/
Lingse7334/
Lenchs734/
Hlaeng733/
Lengkh733/
Lencks733/
Leungh732/
Luings731/
Lenkse731/
Lingsh731/
Hlieng731/
Lingst730/
Glings730/
Ling671,263,722/
Lenk6713,330/
Lyng673,290/
Lång671,818/
Lenc671,466/
Läng67445/
Lingsch67144/
Lyngsøe67130/
Lengche6766/
Lengová6753/
L'Ng6715/
Lenx6714/
Lengova676/
Uamleng675/
Lyngsåe675/
Lngt673/
L'Leung673/
Långsjø673/
Lnks672/
Lngg672/
Lingshe672/
Lộng671/
Lehengt671/
Lhng671/
Lnng671/
Llengue671/
Geeleng671/
Lncs671/
Lngq671/
Lnhg671/
Lnqg671/
Lemg670/

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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 Lengs
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