Lenstra Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lenstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4191:40,3046,841
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lenstra Last Name Facts

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

Lenstra is found most in The Netherlands. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenstra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lenstra is the 597,433rd most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. The surname Lenstra occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Lenstra live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 40,304. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Friesland, where 20 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and South Holland, where 17 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Lenstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lenstra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lenstra surname increased 511 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lenstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lenstra are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lenstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $42,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 143.49% more than the national average, earning $120,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leenstra931,106/
Lemstra861,207/
Linstra86176/
Luinstra80514/
Glinstra8015/
Linstray801/
Lluinstra751/
Lenstrodt750/
Linsttrath715/
Linstro711/
Linstrot6724/
Linsdtro671/
Lünstroh671/
Linstroh671/
Linstret670/
Lünstroth63309/
Linstroth63122/
Lenztrich631/
Linnstreet590/

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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 Lenstra
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