Lenku Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lenku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6941:66,5426,381
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lenku (195) may also be a first name.

Lenku Last Name Facts

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

Lenku (Russian: Ленку) occurs most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 467,272nd most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. Lenku is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lenku live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lenku is also the 649,894th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 195 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 694 people, or 1 in 66,542. In Kenya Lenku is most common in: Kajiado County, where 82 percent live, Nairobi County, where 12 percent live and Makueni County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 3 percent live and Albania, where 0 percent live.

Lenku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lenku last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenkeu9167/
Lengku914/
Lenkou912/
Lenkui911/
Lenkau911/
Leunkeu83264/
Lenckus8348/
Lengkau8318/
Lengkuh833/
Lengkou831/
Lengkui831/
Linku80206/
Lenkó8053/
Lencu8016/
Leungkui771/
Lenkoe731,964/
Lencou73132/
Lencau73129/
Lingku73102/
Lemkus7395/
Linkou7369/
Linkeu7321/
Lemkeu733/
Lynkus733/
Lenkoo732/
Linkau732/
Lencux731/
Hlinku731/
Lencud731/
Linkui731/
Linkut730/
Glinkau6748/
Lingkui6729/
Lingkuh6713/
Linkutė679/
Lemkoud673/
Lingkau672/
Linckus672/
Lingkou672/
Linkaus672/
Lemckau671/
Lencuiz671/
Lencheu671/
Linkeuh671/
Hlnnkus671/
Linkcus671/
Lingkus671/
Lencous670/

Lenku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lenku in the Russian language
Ленкуlenku-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lenku
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