Lenkem Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lenkem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenkem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lenkem Last Name Facts

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

Lenkem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenkem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Lenkem is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Lenkem live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Lenkem is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found and West Region, where 50 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenkeme9218/
Linkem8346/
Lenken8338/
Lemkem831/
Lencem831/
Lengken7723/
Lenchem7710/
Lienkim773/
Lemnken773/
Laenken771/
Lencken770/
Lenkn730/
Lenkienė7136/
Lenkin67472/
Linken67161/
Lenkyn6724/
Lencen676/
Lencim675/
Linkne671/
Linkim671/

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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 Lenkem
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