Lenig Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lenig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6181:586,50347,922
France261:2,554,720189,486
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Lenig (20) may also be a first name.

Lenig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lenig is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lenig.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenig? popularity and diffusion

Lenig is the 497,277th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. The surname Lenig is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lenig live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lenig is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The surname Lenig is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 618 people, or 1 in 586,503. In The United States Lenig is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 51 percent live, Indiana, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Lenig exists in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Lenig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lenig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lenig surname expanded 672 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lenig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lenig last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Lenig earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning $38,617 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leunig91762/
Lienig91515/
Lehnig91338/
Leinig9180/
Leenig9164/
Lenigk9136/
Leßnig9111/
Legnig914/
Loenig913/
Lesnig912/
Lenigh911/
Lenigs910/
Leanig910/
Lehnigk83754/
Loehnig8366/
Lessnig8344/
Lesnigg8312/
Leßnigg836/
Lehnigh831/
Lesnigh831/
Leannig830/
Lenik801,766/
Lanig80631/
Lenix80154/
Lenic8067/
Linig805/
Leniq803/
Leneg801/
Lonig800/
Lessnigg7731/
Leniec73448/
Lenick73280/
Letnik73237/
Lannig73153/
Loinig73129/
Lignig73115/
Leniek7389/
Löhnig7352/
Lehnik7346/
Leynik7345/
Lenuik7341/
Lenyog7312/
Leśnik7311/
Lanaig7310/
Lenaic739/
Leinik739/
Linhig738/
Lihnig737/
Lejnik735/
Lenike733/
Lanieg732/
Lengik732/
Llanig732/
Lehnic731/
Liniog731/
Lonnig731/
Lojnig731/
Lenoix731/
Lahnig731/
Lingig731/
Leanix730/
Lenuix730/
Leynikh67181/
Lehnick67137/
Lenique6794/
Linigue6788/
Letnick6724/
Lesniks6714/
Leßnick679/
Lenaike679/
Lehneik675/
Legnike672/
Lesnikh672/
Lenicke672/
Lengeek671/
Lesnoik671/
Loenegh671/
Lesnisk671/
Leinict670/

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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 Lenig
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