Lenity Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lenity Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Lenity (1,391) may also be a first name.

Lenity Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lenity occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenity? popularity and diffusion

Lenity is the 6,063,924th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Lenity occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Lenity are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lenity is also the 209,771st most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 1,391 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Oyo, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Lenity exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 30 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenita83169/
Lenite835/
Leniti833/
Lynity831/
Linity831/
Leanita7719/
Legniti7710/
Leniste779/
Lieniti773/
Llenita772/
Lienita772/
Lenitta771/
Lenithe771/
Lengite771/
Lehniti771/
Lhenita771/
Lenieta771/
Lenitte771/
Leniter771/
Lenitti770/
Lleanita715/
Lenaitis712/
Lesnytyi711/
Leannita711/
Lejniete711/
Lenhesty710/
Lenister710/
Linite6726/
Leneti6723/
Leneta6720/
Linita6712/
Lynita675/
Liniti673/
Lenete672/
Lengoitoi671/
Lengoitei671/

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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 Lenity
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