Leniston Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Leniston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leniston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:77,1964,645
England531:1,051,28451,324
United States171:21,321,114641,998
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Leniston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leniston occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leniston? popularity and diffusion

Leniston is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Leniston live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Leniston is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 77,196. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland Leniston is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Leniston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leniston has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name increased 381 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 283 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leniston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Leniston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning $37,250 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Leniston
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