Lenia Surname
Approximately 3,041 people bear this surname
Lenia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,608 | 1:14,969 | 2,351 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Lénia (1) are calculated separately.
Lenia (10,630) may also be a first name.
Lenia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lenia (Georgian: ლენია, Oriya: େଲଞୀଆ, Russian: Лениа) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms: Lénia. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 145,908th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,396,431 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Lenia live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lenia is also the 58,801st most frequent given name world-wide, held by 10,630 people.
The last name Lenia is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 2,608 people, or 1 in 14,969. In Uganda Lenia is primarily found in: Arua District, where 71 percent live, Yumbe District, where 9 percent live and Maracha District, where 6 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Lenia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lenia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lenia surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lenia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lenia in the Georgian language | ||
| ლენია | lenia | - |
| Lenia in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଞୀଆ | elani'a | 66.67 |
| େଲଞିଆ | elani'a | 33.33 |
| Lenia in the Russian language | ||
| Лениа | lenia | - |
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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 Lenia
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