Lennig Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lennig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lennig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1491:540,30544,986
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Lennig (14) may also be a first name.

Lennig Last Name Facts

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

Lennig is found most in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lennig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lennig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 864,701st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Lennig reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lennig is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 540,305. In Germany it is primarily found in: Berlin, where 31 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 27 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Lennig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lennig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lennig surname increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lennig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lennig surname are 0.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lennig earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.6% more than the national average, earning $54,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning $44,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loennig9249/
Lennigk9221/
Lengnig922/
Hlennig920/
Lennigue861/
Lehnnigk861/
Linnig83409/
Lennix83150/
Lennik83129/
Lönnig8396/
Lemnig831/
Lenneg830/
Lnig801/
Lennick77349/
Lengnik7723/
Lennicx7716/
Lennoix771/
Lennicke7112/
Lennique711/
Linnik679,634/
Lynnik67620/
Lennex67264/
Lennikova67106/
Lennek6752/
Lennyk6748/
Linnic6727/
Glinig6720/
Lennec679/
Lännik678/
Lemnik672/
Linnix670/
Linneg670/

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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 Lennig
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