Lenou Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Lenou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4491:46,2566,077
Ivory Coast861:268,27010,467
Greece671:165,37026,937
Cyprus211:42,1374,231
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
France21:33,211,361423,184
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lénou (1) are calculated separately.

Lenou (35) may also be a first name.

Lenou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenou is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Lénou. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lenou is the 510,931st most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. The last name Lenou occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Lenou live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.

Lenou is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 46,256. In Cameroon Lenou is most numerous in: West Region, where 38 percent reside, Centre Region, where 33 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent reside and Greece, where 10 percent reside.

Lenou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lenou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lenou last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lénou931/
Lienou91750/
Lenoue91233/
Lengou91182/
Leunou9150/
Leinou9115/
Lenoux916/
Lenous914/
Legnou912/
Leanou912/
Hlenou911/
Lehnou911/
Lesnou911/
Lenouy911/
Leynou911/
Leno8955,598/
Lenu89291/
Lehnoud83175/
Lienoue8343/
Lengoue8331/
Lehenou8316/
Leingou836/
Lengouh834/
Lenoush831/
Letgnou831/
Lenouet831/
Lenouya831/
Lenhout830/
Leanous830/
Leinous830/
Lengo808,835/
Lleno801,660/
Lengu801,575/
Lenoh801,062/
Lenos80645/
Lenau80451/
Linou80366/
Lenoi80340/
Lenud80326/
Lenoa80253/
Lenot80244/
Leyno80224/
Lenoy80209/
Lenus80205/
Leuno80202/
Lenhu80106/
Legno80105/
Lehnu8075/
Leenu8022/
Lenoe8013/
Lenod8013/
Lenut8012/
Leanu8010/
Lehno809/
Leneu807/
Lesno806/
Lenue806/
Lenoz804/
Lenui804/
Lenuz803/
Lenux803/
Leinu803/
Lenuh803/
Lenoj802/
Lienu801/
Letno801/
Lynou801/
Leunu801/
Lenuš801/
Lențu801/
Leinhous771/
Lenhouts771/
Leenouts771/
Leangouh771/
Lhennoux771/
Leanhout770/
Leenhout770/
Leanos733,056/
Lienau732,111/
Lesnoy731,834/
Llenos731,133/
Lengau73775/
Lesnoi73571/
Lesnau73547/
Lignou73532/
Lenoch73365/
Lehnus73183/
Lygnou73171/
Lenois73168/
Leneus73147/
Linhou73119/
Lenyoa73107/
Leinau7388/
Leenoi7383/
Lingou7369/
Leinus7368/
Lenaud7360/
Leingo7351/
Leenus7349/
Leenui7336/
Lainou7328/
Lengoy7327/
Leinot7326/
Leßnau7326/
Lengoi7324/
Leango7323/
Leenud7321/
Lenoie7320/
Leinos7318/
Legnos7317/
Lehnau7317/
Lenaus7315/
D'Leno7311/
Linous739/
Lehnuh737/
Leanho736/
Lenooe736/
Leanoz734/
Lenowe734/
Lenuja734/
Lenyio734/
Lenush733/
Lenuis733/
Leenos733/
Lenoit733/
Leynau733/
Lengoe733/
Lenoid732/
Lenhut732/
Lenoip732/
Leanoy732/
Leanus732/
Leanno732/
Lenost732/
Lenoye732/
Lieneu732/
Laynou732/
Leinuo732/
Leineo731/
Leanoa731/
Lenaut731/
Lenaux731/
Lenayo731/
Leneud731/
Lenoyo731/
Loinou731/
Lyngou731/
Leinod731/
Leinux731/
Leheno731/
Leangu731/
Leanau731/
Leunoy731/
Lenocz731/
Lengoo731/
Lienoh731/
Lionou731/
Lheano731/
Leanuh731/
Leenoy731/
Leenut731/
Legnut731/
Leynop730/
Lenott730/
Lenoya730/
Leanud730/
Leanod730/
Leanot730/
Lenoiz730/
Leynoh730/
Leenhouts711,102/
Leinhouts710/
Lino67123,286/
Lena6726,083/
Linu671,428/
Leynaud671,149/
Leinhos67894/
Lessnau67745/
Lainous67349/
Léno67265/
Lengoyo67213/
Lengoje67183/
Lèno67176/
Lyno6789/
Lenault6749/
Lynu6743/
Leinhoß6741/
Lenhaus6738/
Lignoux6733/
Lenhult6730/
Lingoue6712/
Lehnhuß6710/
Leneaux675/
Lengoyi675/
Hleenoi675/
Lehnaus675/
Lenguji674/
Lengoya674/
Lengiyo673/
Lesnuss673/
Lesnoch673/
Linayou673/
Leengoi673/
Leanhos673/
Leneaud672/
Leinhop672/
Linhout672/
Lehsnau672/
Leenood672/
Leinaus672/
Leynoia671/
Leaneyu671/
Lenauwe671/
Leneaue671/
Leenoch671/
Lenuuee671/
Lihtnou671/
Llinous671/
Liongou671/
Laãinou671/
Legnoya671/
Laimnou671/
Laainou671/
Lesnojs671/
Lenauya671/
Linaiou671/
D'Leano671/
Lheenoi671/
Leangoi671/
Leanyoy671/
Leatnoi671/
Leengoy671/
Leenoos671/
Leinhus670/
Lehnott670/
Lehnheu670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lenou
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