Lenjir Surname

504,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lenjir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenjir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6501:71,0466,712
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lenjir Last Name Facts

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

Lenjir is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lenjir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenjir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lenjir is the 504,389th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. The last name Lenjir occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lenjir live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 71,046. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 92 percent are found, Bomet County, where 6 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya Lenjir is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Lenjir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenjirr9280/
Lenier83138/
Lenjer8315/
Lengir8313/
Lonjir831/
Lenhir831/
Lenzjr831/
Leniere77281/
Lesnier77132/
Lengier77116/
Leynier7765/
Leneair7721/
Lendjer7715/
Leanier7714/
Lenière7711/
Lengire772/
Laenier772/
Lehnier771/
Leniert771/
Lenjert771/
Lencair771/
Lenjere771/
Leniher771/
Lenierr770/
Lenheir770/
Lenhier770/
Leñir731/
Lnzir731/
Lngir731/
Leignier71170/
Leygnier7148/
Legnière711/
Legneair711/
Leneaire711/
Letnnier711/
Leiniere711/
Lenshire710/
Lenshuir710/
Lenger673,429/
Legner671,844/
Lenser67983/
Lenzer67896/
Lencer67233/
Lenher67227/
Linjer6753/
Lincir6745/
Lanjer6740/
Letennier6729/
Linyir6722/
Lingir6720/
Lenžer6713/
Lemsir679/
Lenggiere677/
Letinnier673/
Lemhir672/
Lonjer672/
Lenyer672/
Lønjer671/
Linsir671/
Lyncir671/
Lenßer671/

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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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  • 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 Lenjir
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