Lenja Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Lenja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 179 | 1:16,280 | 2,880 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Marshall Islands | 27 | 1:1,919 | 460 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lenja (264) may also be a first name.
Lenja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lenja (Marathi: लेन्जा, Oriya: େଲନ୍ଜା) is carried by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lenja.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 908,336th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Lenja live; 69 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 547,545th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 264 people.
The last name Lenja is most widely held in Albania, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 16,280. In Albania Lenja is mostly found in: Korçë County, where 50 percent reside, Tirana County, where 21 percent reside and Durrës County, where 16 percent reside. Barring Albania Lenja exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and The Marshall Islands, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lenja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lenja in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲନ୍ଜା | elanja | - |
| Lenja in the Marathi language | ||
| लेन्जा | lenja | - |
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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 Lenja
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