Lenkat Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lenkat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenkat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Lenkat (159) may also be a first name.

Lenkat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lenkat (Marathi: लकत) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Lenkat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenkat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Lenkat reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 727,628th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 159 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 85 percent live, Nasarawa, where 12 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Lenkat is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengkat9272/
Lenkait921/
Lenkaite862/
Lenkaitė861/
Linkat839/
Lenkeit771,088/
Lingkat7735/
Lenkote771/
Lencate770/
Linkaite7137/
Lengkeit7114/
Lenkeith7110/
Lenkheit716/
Lencaste711/
Linkaitė711/
Lencot6768/
Lincat672/
Lemkad672/
Linkad671/
Luengkhot671/
Lenkeitová631/
Lyngkot62100/
Limkate625/
Lingcat623/
Linquat621/
Lnkoitz621/
Linkhad621/
Linkeit620/
Lhincat620/
Lingkost576/
Linkhout570/
Lincot50214/
Lencod504/
Lincad501/

Lenkat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lenkat in the Marathi language
लकतlakata-

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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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  • 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 Lenkat
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