Lenko Surname

104,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,8781:24,2403,437
Russia6291:229,13024,644
Belarus4381:21,6923,650
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Canada2371:155,46715,773
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Lesotho1721:11,8172,643
Slovenia1531:16,2593,808
Slovakia1081:49,4129,484
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Poland391:974,58370,126
Australia341:793,99150,673
Burkina Faso341:539,7687,230
Czechia301:354,44942,602
England211:2,653,24194,788
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Botswana171:128,64318,229
France171:3,907,219231,005
Austria171:500,90847,931
Finland161:343,54424,270
Israel121:713,13647,700
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Lenkó (53) & Leńko (1) are calculated separately.

Lenko (1,283) may also be a first name.

Lenko Last Name Facts

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

Lenko (Georgian: ლენკო, Oriya: େଲୋ, Russian: Ленько, Tibetan: གླེན་ཀོ།) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Lenkó or Leńko. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lenko is the 104,692nd most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,626,321 people. Lenko occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Lenko reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 61 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 220,056th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 1,283 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,878 people, or 1 in 24,240. In Ukraine Lenko is most common in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 20 percent live, Chernihiv Oblast, where 15 percent live and Lviv Oblast, where 14 percent live. Outside of Ukraine Lenko occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent live and Belarus, where 10 percent live.

Lenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lenko surname is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lenko surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Lenko earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.64% less than the national average, earning R 126,804 per year; in United States they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning $37,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $51,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenkó9353/
Leńko931/
Loenko91663/
Laenko91592/
Luenko91158/
Lengko91143/
Lenkoi91143/
Lienko9148/
Lenkuo913/
Lenkoy912/
Lenkoo912/
Lenkou912/
Leunko912/
Hlenko912/
Leenko911/
Lnko892/
Lenckos8315/
Lengkoi839/
Lengkoh833/
Lenckoś832/
Lenkois831/
Laengko831/
Lenkhoi831/
Lengkou831/
Hlenkoa831/
Lenka80113,495/
Linko801,714/
Lynko80528/
Lenco80238/
Lnnko807/
Lenqo801/
Lenckosz7725/
Lengka732,516/
Lencou73132/
Hlynko73115/
Hlenka73100/
Lingko7381/
Linkou7369/
Lencot7368/
Lenkeu7367/
Hlinko7355/
Luenco7313/
Linkoi7311/
Lemnka7310/
Lemkoi739/
Lysnko737/
Lenkaa735/
Laenka735/
Lionko734/
Lenkka734/
Lencod734/
Llenco734/
Linkoo733/
Linkoy732/
Laenco731/
Loenco731/
Lyn'ko731/
Lenkga731/
Linnko731/
Linkoh731/
Lenkha731/
Lengco731/
Lnkosz731/
Linkco731/
Leenka731/
Lenkau731/
Lencoh731/
Linkoa731/
Luenka730/
Lencoy730/
Lienka730/
Lehenka6731/
Lengkau6718/
Lingkoi6718/
Lynkhoi6717/
Lienkha6717/
Lengkah6710/
Lyngkoi677/
Lngkhoi675/
Lencois675/
Glienka675/
Lemkoud673/
Linkuos673/
Lihnnko673/
Loengco672/
Lnka672/
Luengco672/
Lingkou672/
Lemckos671/
Linkoos671/
Lnkoitz671/
Lingkoy671/
Liennco671/
Leheńko671/
Lencous670/
Lenkash670/

Lenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lenko in the Georgian language
ლენკოlenko-
Lenko in the Tibetan language
གླེན་ཀོ།lenko-
Lenko in the Oriya language
େଲୋelo-
Lenko in the Russian language
Ленькоlenko-

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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
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