Lenoir Surname

19,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Lenoir Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the black', as in blacksmiths. Belgian inventor Etienne Lenoir invented the internal combustion engine.

Lenoir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France18,6131:3,569262
United States4,5661:79,3829,062
Belgium2,8491:4,035432
French Polynesia3381:83165
Switzerland3281:25,0393,924
Netherlands2151:78,54513,251
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Brazil1841:1,163,44740,409
Mauritius1341:9,6522,077
England1151:484,50531,272
New Caledonia831:3,328498
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Australia301:899,85754,700
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

Lenoir (2,600) may also be a first name.

Lenoir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the black', as in blacksmiths. Belgian inventor Etienne Lenoir invented the internal combustion engine.

- jessica1998

Lenoir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenoir is most common in France. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lenoir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenoir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lenoir is the 19,550th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 259,759 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Lenoir live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 144,198th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 2,600 people.

Lenoir is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 18,613 people, or 1 in 3,569. In France Lenoir is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Normandy, where 14 percent reside. Apart from France Lenoir is found in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.

Lenoir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lenoir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 692 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lenoir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lenoir surname are 0.010000000000005% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Lenoir earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning $39,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning $44,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenoire92314/
Lenoier9213/
Lenoirr922/
Llenoir921/
Leanoir920/
Lenor91147/
Lenir9145/
Lenort83733/
Lenord83715/
Lanoir83454/
Lenore83426/
Lenior83390/
Lenier83138/
Lenair8376/
Lenoyr8363/
Lenoor8349/
Lengor8340/
Linoir8334/
Leynor8328/
Leanor8320/
Lenorr8320/
Lengir8313/
Leinor8311/
Leneir8310/
Lesnor835/
Letnor835/
Lenire833/
Lenour833/
Lesnir832/
Leanir832/
Lenirt831/
Lehnir831/
Loenor831/
Llenor831/
Leunor831/
Lenoer831/
Lenhir831/
Lenhor830/
Lehnor830/
Lenuir830/
Leanord7783/
Lehnort7769/
Leynier7765/
Lenaire7731/
Leniear7723/
Leanier7714/
Lenoure772/
Leanore772/
Laenier772/
Lenhord771/
Leenore771/
Lehnier771/
Lesnire771/
Lenoyer771/
Laehnor771/
Leynord770/
Lenourd770/
Lenierr770/
Leitnor770/
Leinnor770/
Lenheir770/
Lenhier770/
Leisnor770/
Leanhor770/
Leenord770/
Lenuier770/
Lener731,345/
Lenar73797/
Lanir73104/
Lanor7367/
Lenár7361/
Linor7357/
Lenér7321/
Lonor7319/
Lonir737/
Linir734/
Lenhr731/
Lenyr731/
Leñir731/
Lynor730/
Lynir730/
Lehnortt7149/
Lenhordt717/
Leinnior711/
Leannord711/
Lehneier711/
Leinhord711/
Lenhairt711/
Lehnhord710/
Loinoier710/
Lehner6736,382/
Lenard6713,392/
Lenart6712,209/
Leiner674,829/
Lenger673,429/
Lesner672,016/
Legner671,844/
Lenert671,202/
Letner671,147/
Lenarz67801/
Leuner67563/
Lesnar67477/
Lenear67364/
Leaner67357/
Lenerz67348/
Liener67341/
Letnar67305/
Leßner67296/
Lingor67286/
Lenher67227/
Lejnar67171/
Llonor67140/
Legnar67112/
Leyner67105/
Leener6776/
Laynor6775/
Lenare6772/
Lenđer6762/
Linord6751/
Lahnor6741/
Lengar6740/
Lehnér6734/
Lianor6733/
Leinar6732/
Lenerd6725/
Linyor6723/
Lionor6721/
Lingir6720/
Lejner6720/
Lanair6713/
Llanir6713/
Laneir6712/
Lignor6712/
Linort6712/
Lenaer679/
Lenhar678/
Lannor678/
Lonair676/
Leneer676/
Luinor674/
Lenere673/
Lainor673/
Leunar673/
Linore673/
Llanor673/
Linoer673/
Lyneir673/
Lenyer672/
Lhenar672/
Lonnor672/
Lisnor672/
Lenehr672/
Leynar672/
Leenar672/
Lemhir672/
Lyngor671/
Loener671/
Lehnar671/
Lhener671/
Lyonor671/
Leanre671/
Lenátr671/
Lienar671/
Lysnor671/
Lanhir671/
Lenaur670/
Lohnir670/
Lannir670/
Leinhower670/
Loiner670/

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