Lensley Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lensley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lensley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5461:99,22712,040
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lensley (82) may also be a first name.

Lensley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lensley is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lensley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 560,645th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lensley live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 82 people.

The last name Lensley is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 99,227. In South Africa Lensley is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 43 percent live, Limpopo, where 27 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Lensley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lensley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lensley surname fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lensley Last Name Statistics demography

Lensley earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.14% more than the national average, earning R 333,024 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lendsley931/
Lennsley930/
Liensley930/
Lensly9257/
Lensle920/
Linsley862,640/
Lensler8616/
Lenzley866/
Lynsley862/
Lenslye861/
Lencley860/
Lennsly860/
Lenslle860/
Lendsly860/
Lindsley804,435/
Lenselle8012/
Linsliey806/
Linzsley802/
Linnsley801/
Lionsley801/
Lenszler800/
Lenzly7721/
Linsly7714/
Lenzle771/
Lemsle771/
Lencly770/
Lencle770/
Linddsley750/
Linndsley750/
Linsler71216/
Linshly711/
Lindsle711/
Linslay711/
Linzley710/
Lengelle67147/
Lenchler6724/
Lindslay679/
Lengille673/
Lindsleu671/
Linjlley670/
Linchley670/

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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 Lensley
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