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

The last name Lenker occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 203,734th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,568,828 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lenker are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lenker is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,571 people, or 1 in 230,719. In The United States Lenker is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 40 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Virginia, where 4 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Lenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lenker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 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 those bearing the Lenker last name are 29.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.71% being registered to vote for the 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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