Leni Surname
Approximately 10,576 people bear this surname
Leni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8,067 | 1:16,394 | 2,039 |
| Uganda | 476 | 1:82,015 | 8,731 |
| Benin | 289 | 1:35,763 | 4,612 |
| Italy | 232 | 1:263,606 | 34,791 |
| Greece | 207 | 1:53,526 | 8,863 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Papua New Guinea | 190 | 1:42,914 | 5,251 |
| Solomon Islands | 121 | 1:4,794 | 632 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Moldova | 38 | 1:93,720 | 11,459 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Albania | 16 | 1:182,128 | 12,899 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Léni (1) & Lení (1) are calculated separately.
Leni (190,492) may also be a first name.
Leni Demographics
Leni Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Leni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leni (Georgian: ლენი, Hindi: लेनी, Marathi: लेनी, Oriya: େଲନି, Russian: Лени) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also occur as: Léni or Lení. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leni is the 48,714th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 689,064 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Leni are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Leni is also the 5,498th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 190,492 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 8,067 people, or 1 in 16,394. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 19 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 12 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 11 percent reside. Not including Indonesia it exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.
Leni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leni surname increased 1,967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Leni surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Leni last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leni earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning R 163,848 per year; in Colombia they earn 139.39% more than the national average, earning $54,348,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $43,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.38% more than the national average, earning $77,197 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leni in the Georgian language | ||
| ლენი | leni | - |
| Leni in the Hindi language | ||
| लेनी | leni | - |
| Leni in the Marathi language | ||
| लेनी | leni | 80.56 |
| लेणी | leni | 8.33 |
| केलेनी | keleni | 4.17 |
| ळेणी | leni | 2.78 |
| लोेणी | loeni | 2.78 |
| लॅनी | leni | 1.39 |
| Leni in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲନି | elani | 55.56 |
| େଲନୀ | elani | 44.44 |
| Leni in the Russian language | ||
| Лени | leni | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Leni
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