Lensa Surname
Approximately 3,243 people bear this surname
Lensa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Latvia | 22 | 1:93,184 | 13,456 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Lenša (2) are calculated separately.
Lensa (4,321) may also be a first name.
Lensa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lensa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lensa (Oriya: େଲନ୍ସା) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Lenša. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lensa? popularity and diffusion
Lensa is the 138,053rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,247,162 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Lensa reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Lensa is also the 105,194th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,321 people.
This last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Barring Ethiopia it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lensa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lensa in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲନ୍ସା | elansa | - |
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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 Lensa
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