Lenk Surname
Approximately 13,330 people bear this surname
Lenk Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Lenk, a shortening of Lendeke, i.e. little Lando (land); the tall man.
Lenk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,864 | 1:8,162 | 1,009 |
| United States | 1,292 | 1:280,541 | 26,154 |
| Austria | 379 | 1:22,468 | 3,536 |
| Turkey | 293 | 1:265,602 | 18,069 |
| Poland | 261 | 1:145,627 | 20,890 |
| Brazil | 250 | 1:856,297 | 30,890 |
| Czechia | 149 | 1:71,366 | 11,994 |
| Russia | 142 | 1:1,014,951 | 77,987 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Estonia | 104 | 1:12,710 | 1,932 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Slovakia | 33 | 1:161,711 | 28,420 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 153 | 1:328,227 | 25,501 |
Lenk (125) may also be a first name.
Lenk Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Lenk, a shortening of Lendeke, i.e. little Lando (land); the tall man.
Lenk Demographics
Average Lenk Salary in
United States
$48,071 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lenk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lenk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻨﻚ, Russian: Ленк) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 39,379th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 546,703 people. Lenk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Lenk reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lenk is also the 832,731st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 125 people.
The last name Lenk is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 9,864 people, or 1 in 8,162. In Germany Lenk is primarily found in: Saxony, where 29 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.
Lenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lenk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lenk last name rose 844 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,157 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lenk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Lenk last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Lenk last name are 5.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.96% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lenk earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 17.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,984 per year; in United States they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $48,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $50,871 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenke | 89 | 3,007 | / |
| Lenck | 89 | 324 | / |
| Leunk | 89 | 214 | / |
| Lengk | 89 | 28 | / |
| Lienk | 89 | 12 | / |
| Lenkh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lemnk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Loenk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leenk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lnk | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lencke | 80 | 107 | / |
| Lengke | 80 | 61 | / |
| Lennkh | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lencks | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lengkh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lengks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lehnke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lennke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lienck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lesnke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lehnck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hlenke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lehenk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leng | 75 | 624,876 | / |
| Link | 75 | 82,365 | / |
| Lynk | 75 | 1,493 | / |
| Lenc | 75 | 1,466 | / |
| Länk | 75 | 24 | / |
| Lenx | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lnke | 75 | 4 | / |
| Llnk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnhk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnkp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnkx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhnk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lenkova | 73 | 3,400 | / |
| Lenková | 73 | 328 | / |
| Leung | 67 | 409,913 | / |
| Linke | 67 | 39,472 | / |
| Linck | 67 | 6,412 | / |
| Lieng | 67 | 2,286 | / |
| Laeng | 67 | 1,199 | / |
| Lingk | 67 | 800 | / |
| Lengs | 67 | 506 | / |
| Linkh | 67 | 424 | / |
| Loeng | 67 | 421 | / |
| Lueng | 67 | 415 | / |
| Lengg | 67 | 61 | / |
| Lånke | 67 | 38 | / |
| Leeng | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lynck | 67 | 23 | / |
| Løeng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lenng | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lionk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Linkk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lynks | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lengh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lheng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lleng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hleng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lennx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Llink | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lenxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leenkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lınke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lünke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyngk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luink | 67 | 1 | / |
Lenk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lenk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻨﻚ | allnk | - |
| Lenk in the Russian language | ||
| Ленк | lenk | - |
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