Lenke Surname

147,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lenke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Lenk, a shortening of Lendeke, i.e. little Lando (land); the tall man.

Lenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8911:42,5735,598
United States4941:733,72357,547
Brazil4001:535,18620,061
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
India141:54,790,384527,769
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lenke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenke (Georgian: ლენკე, Marathi: लके, Oriya: େଲେ, Russian: Ленке) is found most in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 147,286th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,423,527 people. Lenke is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Lenke live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 131,895th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 3,009 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,891 people, or 1 in 42,573. In Germany Lenke is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside, Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Thuringia, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Lenke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lenke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lenke surname rose 915 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lenke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lenke surname are 18.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.35% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenkey91586/
Lenkei91580/
Lienke91203/
Lencke91107/
Lenkeu9167/
Lengke9161/
Lenkeš9117/
Luenke913/
Leunke913/
Lenkej912/
Lennke912/
Lehnke912/
Lesnke911/
Lenkie911/
Lenkeh911/
Lenkeá911/
Lenkce911/
Loenke910/
Laenke910/
Hlenke910/
Lenkee910/
Lenk8913,330/
Lnke894/
Glienke832,110/
Lengkey831,569/
Lengkei8396/
Lengkee8313/
Liencke8312/
Lehnker836/
Lenkepp833/
Lenkest831/
Lenckey831/
Leungke831/
Loencke831/
Leunkea831/
Lenketh830/
Lenka80113,495/
Linke8039,472/
Lence801,608/
Lenck80324/
Leunk80214/
Lenki8063/
Lenky8040/
Lånke8038/
Lynke8029/
Lengk8028/
Lienk8012/
Lenkh802/
Loenk801/
Lınke801/
Lünke801/
Lnker801/
Lnket801/
Lemnk801/
Lncke800/
Leenk800/
Lengkeit7714/
Lenkheit776/
Gliencke775/
Lienncke771/
Lnk756/
Lengue732,849/
Lengka732,516/
Lincke731,197/
Lenkai731,185/
Lencki73358/
Glinke73355/
Lemker73245/
Linkey73223/
Lenkoi73143/
Lemkes73134/
Linkie73131/
Hlenka73100/
Lönker7378/
Lenceh7345/
Lenkay7344/
Lennkh7334/
Lenche7333/
Lengki7333/
Lingke7330/
Linkeš7329/
Linkeu7321/
Linkee7320/
Lemkee7313/
Lenque737/
Lyncke736/
Lenkaa735/
Lenkka734/
Lenkii734/
Lengkh733/
Lencks733/
Lenkoy732/
Lencee732/
Llence732/
Lengks732/
Lynkes731/
Linkhe731/
Llinke731/
Lemgke731/
Lengky731/
Leenka731/
Linkei731/
Hlinke731/
Lencey731/
Lenkha731/
Lenkio731/
Lienck731/
Linkqe731/
Lenkui731/
Lemkeh730/
Lehenk730/
Lienka730/
Lehnck730/
Lenkeyová7161/
Lenkeiová7123/
Lenkejová712/
Lenkeiova711/
Leng67624,876/
Link6782,365/
Lenkova673,400/
Llenque672,748/
Lynk671,493/
Lenc671,466/
Lenková67328/
Lyncker67181/
Lengche6766/
Leemker6759/
Lingkeh6733/
Lehenka6731/
Linåker6725/
Länk6724/
Lenquet6718/
Lienkha6717/
Lenx6714/
Lehenky6712/
Lengkoi679/
Lengkai677/
Lingkeu675/
Lenkaja674/
Lehenki673/
Lenquer673/
Lnka672/
Lenkaya672/
Linkech672/
Lengkui671/
Lenkhoi671/
Lemkhet671/
Linkeis671/
Lünkhee671/
Llengue671/
Linketz671/
Linkeuh671/
Lenkait671/
Lenkisz671/
Lenkois671/
Hlenkoa671/
Llnk671/
Lnck671/
Lnhk671/
Lnki671/
Lnkk671/
Lnkp671/
Lnkx671/
Lynkesh671/
Lingked671/
Lhnk671/
Glinkey670/
Linkiey670/
Linckey670/
Linkeit670/
Hlinker670/

Lenke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lenke in the Georgian language
ლენკეlenke-
Lenke in the Oriya language
େଲେele-
Lenke in the Marathi language
लकेlake-
Lenke in the Russian language
Ленкеlenke-

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