Lenkume Surname

358,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lenkume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenkume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0131:45,5874,715

Lenkume (264) may also be a first name.

Lenkume Last Name Facts

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

Lenkume is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenkume? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 358,044th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,194,024 people. Lenkume is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lenkume are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 547,545th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 264 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,013 people, or 1 in 45,587. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 96 percent reside, Bomet County, where 3 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 0 percent reside.

Lenkume Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenkum926/
Lenkome865/
Luenkum861/
Lenkuma861/
Luenkhum802/
Lenkouma801/
Luengkum801/
Linkum779/
Lengkom7115/
Lienkom7113/
Linkuma7110/
Lincume712/
Glinkum711/
Linkcum710/
Linkhome671/
Limkum627/
Lincum620/
Lincome5719/
Lingkom572/
Lincumi571/
Lincuma571/
Linkoma571/
Linkhom570/
Linkomaa536/

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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 Lenkume
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