Lenkens Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lenkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1421:118,92418,728
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lenkens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenkens is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenkens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lenkens is the 1,343,156th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Lenkens reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 118,924. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 54 percent live, Limburg, where 27 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Lenkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lenkens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lenkens last name grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lenkens Last Name Statistics demography

Lenkens earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leunckens8828/
Linkens86292/
Lemkens86250/
Lenkins861/
Linckens80171/
Lenckins800/
Linkins71501/
Lemkins7132/
Lynkins715/
Leenkencht711/
Glinkins678/
Limkins570/
Linquinst501/

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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 Lenkens
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