Lenka Surname

4,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lenka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India110,2191:6,959608
Lesotho1,8051:1,12682
South Africa9011:60,1317,586
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Slovakia491:108,90720,583
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
England351:1,591,94567,242
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Oman41:921,9937,313
Albania41:728,51420,844
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lenka (157,712) may also be a first name.

Lenka Last Name Facts

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

Lenka (Arabic: لينكا, Georgian: ლენკა, Hindi: लेंका, Marathi: लेन्का, Oriya: କୁମାର) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,988th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 64,210 people. The last name Lenka is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Lenka live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Lenka is also the 6,660th most frequent first name globally, borne by 157,712 people.

Lenka is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 110,219 people, or 1 in 6,959. In India it is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 85 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent are found and West Bengal, where 1 percent are found. Not including India this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Lenka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lenka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 6,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lenka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lenka surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lenka last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lenka earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.56% less than the national average, earning R 138,876 per year and in United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,236 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengka912,516/
Lenkai911,185/
Hlenka91100/
Lenkay9144/
Lemnka9110/
Lenkaa915/
Laenka915/
Lenkka914/
Lenkau911/
Leenka911/
Lenkha911/
Lenkga911/
Lienka910/
Luenka910/
Lnka892/
Lehenka8331/
Lengkau8318/
Lienkha8317/
Lengkah8310/
Lengkai837/
Glienka835/
Lenkaja834/
Lenkaya832/
Lenkait831/
Hlenkoa831/
Leunkea831/
Lenkash830/
Lenko804,481/
Linka803,380/
Lenke803,007/
Lynka80139/
Lenca80123/
Lenki8063/
Lenkó8053/
Lenky8040/
Lenqa801/
Lehenkay771/
Lenkaitė771/
Hlinka731,980/
Hlynka731,196/
Loenko73663/
Laenko73592/
Lenkey73586/
Lenkei73580/
Lencki73358/
Lienke73203/
Lingka73173/
Luenko73158/
Lengko73143/
Lenkoi73143/
Lemgka73139/
Lencau73129/
Lencke73107/
Linkaa7390/
Lenkeu7367/
Lyngka7361/
Lengke7361/
Lienko7348/
Linkai7341/
Lemkay7334/
Lengki7333/
Lenkeš7317/
Linkka7316/
Linkay7310/
Linkha739/
Linkah736/
Lenkii734/
Luenke733/
Leunke733/
Lenkuo733/
Lenkoo732/
Lenkoy732/
Lenkej732/
Lennke732/
Lehnke732/
Lenkou732/
Leunko732/
Linkau732/
Lemkad732/
Hlenko732/
Leenko731/
Linkad731/
Linkoa731/
Llinka731/
Lesnke731/
Lengky731/
Lenqua731/
Leemka731/
Lenkie731/
Lencai731/
Luenca731/
Lönkka731/
Hlínka731/
Laenca731/
Lenkeh731/
Lenkeá731/
Lenkio731/
Lenkce731/
Lenkui731/
Hlenca731/
Loenke730/
Laenke730/
Hlenke730/
Lenkee730/
Lenkeiova711/
Glienke672,110/
Lengkey671,569/
Lengkei6796/
Lingkay6751/
Glinkau6748/
Lenckos6715/
Lengkee6713/
Lehenky6712/
Liencke6712/
Lemkach6711/
Lingkai6710/
Lengkoi679/
Lehnker676/
Leheńka676/
Linkaja676/
Lnke674/
Lehenki673/
Lengkoh673/
Lenkepp673/
Linkaus672/
Lingkha672/
Lnko672/
Lenckoś672/
Lengcai672/
Lingkau672/
Linkhad671/
Laengko671/
Lengkui671/
Lenkest671/
Lenkhoi671/
Lenckey671/
Leungke671/
Lemkass671/
Lemckau671/
Lengkou671/
Lenkisz671/
Lenkois671/
Loencke671/
Lnki671/
Lingkah671/
Lenketh670/

Lenka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lenka in the Georgian language
ლენკაlenka-
Lenka in the Hindi language
लेंकाlenka58.33
लेनकाlenaka22.22
लेन्काlenka13.89
लंकाlanka2.78
लिंकाlinka2.78
Lenka in the Marathi language
लेन्काlenka58.33
लेणकाlenaka16.67
लंकाlanka16.67
लेकांlekam8.33
Lenka in the Oriya language
କୁମାରkumara18.66
na3.47
ମେନାଜmenaja1.02
ଅେଶାକaesaka1
େଲଂକାelanka0.51
ମେନାରmenara0.35
ଆେଲାକaelaka0.33
କନକkanaka0.33
ଗେଣଶgenasa0.27
ଗେଣରgenara0.25
ଗେଣଷgenasa0.08
ମାଣିକmanika0.04
ଲୀନାlina0.03
ନାଏକna'eka0.03
ତେନାଜtenaja0.02
ଲିନାlina0.02
େନତenata0.02
ମେନାଯmenaya0.01
ଅେଶାକାaesaka0.01
ସେନଇsena'i0.01
ଜେନjena0.01
ମେନାଜାmenaja0.01
ସେକଇseka'i0.01
େଲଂକelanka0.01
ଜନକjanaka0.01
ଆେଶାକaesaka0.01
ଳିକାlika0.01
ଅେସାକaesaka0.01
ବେନାଜbenaja0.01
ସିନୁକାsinuka0
ଲାକାlaka0
ମନିକାmanika0
ଳକାlaka0
େକଇeka'i0
ଉେନuena0
ନାଇକna'ika0
ନିନୀକାninika0
ଟୁେନtuena0
ଜୁନାକାjunaka0
ବୁେକbueka0
ଚେନୟାcenaya0
ମେନାmena0
ଦେନଇdena'i0
େକାକekaka0
ଅନୁକାanuka0
ସନକsanaka0
ମିନିକାminika0
ମୁେନmuena0
ଲୁନାluna0
େଲନ୍କାelanka0
େନହାenaha0
ଜାେକjaeka0
ନିକାnika0
ଜନୁକାjanuka0
େଶାକesaka0
ଅେନସାaenasa0
Lenka in the Arabic language
لينكاlynka-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lenka
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