Lensly Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

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

Lensly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lensly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Lensly (22) may also be a first name.

Lensly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lensly occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lensly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Lensly reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa Lensly is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 69 percent live, North West, where 16 percent live and Western Cape, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Lensly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lensly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lensly surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lensly Last Name Statistics demography

Lensly earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.7% more than the national average, earning R 446,040 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lensley92566/
Lennsly920/
Lendsly920/
Lendsley861/
Lennsley860/
Liensley860/
Lenzly8321/
Linsly8314/
Lensle830/
Lencly830/
Linsley772,640/
Lensler7716/
Lenzley776/
Lynsley772/
Linshly771/
Linslay771/
Lenslle770/
Lencley770/
Lenselle7112/
Lindslay719/
Linsliey716/
Lionsley711/
Linnsley711/
Lenszler710/
Lenzle671/
Lemsle671/
Lencle670/
Linzly670/

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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 Lensly
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