Lenker Surname

203,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lenker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5711:230,71922,219
Germany3061:263,09028,132
Israel611:140,28914,966
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Austria281:304,12334,120
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:179,35215,996

Lenker (11) may also be a first name.

Lenker Last Name Facts

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

Lenker is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 203,734th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,568,828 people. Lenker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lenker reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,571 people, or 1 in 230,719. In The United States Lenker is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 40 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Virginia, where 4 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Lenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lenker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 561 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lenker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lenker are 29.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Lenker earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $44,214 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenkerd9243/
Lenkert9227/
Loenker9219/
Lienker9211/
Lehnker926/
Lnker911/
Lenkehrt860/
Linker835,703/
Lemker83245/
Lencer83233/
Lynker8390/
Lönker8378/
Lenkerová8035/
Lenkerova801/
Lyncker77181/
Lincker77147/
Leemker7759/
Glinker7733/
Linåker7725/
Lencher778/
Lingker777/
Lenquer773/
Lynkert773/
Linkier772/
Lenkojr771/
Lemkert771/
Hlinker770/
Lenkirt770/
Linckert718/
Lingåker718/
Lyngåker716/
Lönnåker712/
Linkeart711/
Linkhert711/
Lincer67429/
Lönkir671/
Lemkheire671/
Linkir670/
Linkheart670/

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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 Lenker
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