Lengu Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Albania

Lengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7101:186,26617,883
DR Congo4991:148,05515,508
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
India431:17,838,730274,051
Albania391:74,7198,285
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Lëngu (234) & Lèngu (6) are calculated separately.

Lengu (356) may also be a first name.

Lengu Last Name Facts

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

Lengu (Hindi: लेंगू, Oriya: େଲୁମାଝୀ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Lëngu or Lèngu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lengu? popularity and diffusion

Lengu is the 251,505th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,627,013 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Lengu reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 461,707th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 356 people.

The surname Lengu is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 710 people, or 1 in 186,266. In Indonesia Lengu is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 63 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 35 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 1 percent live. Other than Indonesia it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.

Lengu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lengu are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lengu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.27% less than the national average, earning $31,382 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lëngu93234/
Lèngu936/
Lenggu911,245/
Lengau91775/
Liengu91667/
Lengou91182/
Loengu9134/
Luengu9127/
Lenghu9123/
Lenngu913/
Lengut912/
Leangu911/
Lenguu911/
Lenu89291/
Lenggau838/
Leingou836/
Lengouh834/
Lenghou831/
Lliengu831/
Lienghu831/
Lenggup831/
Lenguth830/
Lingu801,701/
Lenou80640/
Lenau80451/
Lenud80326/
Lenus80205/
Lenhu80106/
Lehnu8075/
Leenu8022/
Lenut8012/
Leanu8010/
Leneu807/
Lenui804/
Lenuz803/
Lenux803/
Leinu803/
Lenuh803/
Lienu801/
Leunu801/
Lenuš801/
Lențu801/
Lemgu801/
Lenghaus7720/
Lehnguth775/
Leangouh771/
Lgu757/
Lienau732,111/
Lienou73750/
Lesnau73547/
Linghu73293/
Luingu73233/
Lehnus73183/
Leneus73147/
Linggu73138/
Lingus73106/
Lingau7399/
Leinau7388/
Lingou7369/
Leinus7368/
Lenaud7360/
Lemgau7351/
Leunou7350/
Leenus7349/
Leenui7336/
Leßnau7326/
Linguh7323/
Lingut7322/
Leenud7321/
Lehnau7317/
Leinou7315/
Lenaus7315/
Luungu737/
Lehnuh737/
Lenoux736/
Lenous734/
Ling'u734/
Lingud734/
Lenush733/
Lenuis733/
Leynau733/
Lengoe733/
Lenhut732/
Leanus732/
Lieneu732/
Legnou732/
Leanou732/
Lyongu731/
Lenaut731/
Lenaux731/
Leneud731/
Liongu731/
Lyngou731/
Hlenou731/
Lehnou731/
Leinux731/
Leanau731/
Lesnou731/
Lenouy731/
Lengoo731/
Leynou731/
Linguu731/
Leanuh731/
Leenut731/
Legnut731/
Leanud730/
Linu671,428/
Leynaud671,149/
Lessnau67745/
Lehnoud67175/
Lenault6749/
Lynu6743/
Lenhaus6738/
Linggut6737/
Lenhult6730/
Lenggoe6729/
Lehenou6716/
Linggau6710/
Lehnhuß6710/
Linghui677/
Linghou675/
Lehnaus675/
Linggou674/
Linggup674/
Lesnuss673/
Lgau673/
Lgux673/
Linghau672/
Lemgoud672/
Lgou672/
Lehsnau672/
Leinaus672/
Lguu672/
Lguh671/
Lhingnu671/
Lenoush671/
Hlaingu671/
Lenuuee671/
Liongou671/
Lingout671/
Letgnou671/
Lemgous671/
Llgu671/
Lghu671/
Lgus670/
Lenhout670/
Leinhus670/
Leanous670/
Linguch670/
Lehnheu670/
Leinous670/

Lengu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lengu in the Hindi language
लेंगूlengu-
Lengu in the Oriya language
େଲୁମାଝୀelumajhi45.16
େଲୁମାଝିelumajhi32.26
େଲୁelu16.13
ଗୁାgua3.23
େଲୂelu3.23

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