Lenke Surname
Approximately 3,007 people bear this surname
Lenke Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Lenk, a shortening of Lendeke, i.e. little Lando (land); the tall man.
Lenke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,891 | 1:42,573 | 5,598 |
| United States | 494 | 1:733,723 | 57,547 |
| Brazil | 400 | 1:535,186 | 20,061 |
| Sweden | 57 | 1:172,750 | 11,943 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Lenke (3,009) may also be a first name.
Lenke 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.
Lenke Demographics
Lenke Political Affiliation
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Lenke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lenke (Georgian: ლენკე, Marathi: लके, Oriya: େଲେ, Russian: Ленке) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 147,286th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,423,527 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Lenke live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lenke is also the 131,895th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 3,009 people.
The last name Lenke is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,891 people, or 1 in 42,573. In Germany Lenke is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live, Saxony, where 15 percent live and Thuringia, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany Lenke exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.
Lenke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lenke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 915 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lenke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lenke are 18.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.35% being registered with the party.
Lenke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $43,307 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lenke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lenke in the Georgian language | ||
| ლენკე | lenke | - |
| Lenke in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲେ | ele | - |
| Lenke in the Marathi language | ||
| लके | lake | - |
| Lenke in the Russian language | ||
| Ленке | lenke | - |
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