Lentor Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lentor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lentor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1441:376,23433,811
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lentor (17) may also be a first name.

Lentor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lentor is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lentor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lentor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lentor are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lentor is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

Lentor is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 376,234. In South Africa Lentor is primarily found in: North West, where 37 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Free State, where 13 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 5 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Lentor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lentor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lentor last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lentor Last Name Statistics demography

Lentor earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.54% less than the national average, earning R 210,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lentoor92960/
Lentore9232/
Lentuor923/
Lenntorp8614/
Leentoor865/
Lemtor8379/
Lentar8332/
Lentur8310/
Lintor833/
Lenthár7779/
Lintoor7723/
Lintorp7720/
Lenthar7714/
Lemtorp7712/
Lentare771/
Lemtour771/
Lindtorp7131/
Lönntorp717/
Lemtoure716/
Lenthart714/
Limntour711/
Lentaure711/
Lenthard710/
Lentharp710/
Lyntur67297/
Lemtur67172/
Lintar6786/
Lintur6722/
Lemtar675/
Limtor674/
Lenthardt670/
Lenthárová6331/
Lentharová635/
Lentharova635/
Lintaar625/
Linture625/
Linthar624/
Lintard620/
Linthart570/
Linturová531/
Limtar506/

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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 Lentor
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