Lenu Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Lenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
Uruguay611:56,2586,129
Romania441:456,31535,605
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Lenu (1,194) may also be a first name.

Lenu Last Name Facts

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

Lenu (Hindi: लेनू, Marathi: लेनु, Oriya: େଲନୁ, Russian: Лену) is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 912,827th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 37 percent of Lenu are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lenu is also the 229,358th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,194 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 87 percent live, Ogun, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 21 percent live and Romania, where 15 percent live.

Lenu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lenu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Lenu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% more than the national average, earning $51,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengu891,575/
Lenou89640/
Lenau89451/
Lenud89326/
Lenus89205/
Lenhu89106/
Lehnu8975/
Leenu8922/
Lenut8912/
Leanu8910/
Leneu897/
Laenu897/
Loenu895/
Lenui894/
Lenuz893/
Lenux893/
Leinu893/
Lenuh893/
Lienu891/
Leunu891/
Lenuš891/
Lențu891/
Lienau802,111/
Lengau80775/
Lienou80750/
Lesnau80547/
Lehnus80183/
Lengou80182/
Leneus80147/
Leinau8088/
Leinus8068/
Lenaud8060/
Leunou8050/
Leenus8049/
Leenui8036/
Leßnau8026/
Leenud8021/
Lehnau8017/
Leinou8015/
Lenaus8015/
Lehnuh807/
Lenoux806/
Lenous804/
Lenush803/
Lenuis803/
Leynau803/
Lenhut802/
Leanus802/
Lieneu802/
Legnou802/
Leanou802/
Lenaut801/
Lenaux801/
Leneud801/
Hlenou801/
Lehnou801/
Leinux801/
Leangu801/
Leanau801/
Lesnou801/
Lenouy801/
Leynou801/
Leanuh801/
Leenut801/
Legnut801/
Leanud800/
Linu751,428/
Lanu751,359/
Lonu75135/
Lynu7543/
Leynaud731,149/
Lessnau73745/
Lehnoud73175/
Lenault7349/
Lenhaus7338/
Lenhult7330/
Lehenou7316/
Lehnhuß7310/
Leingou736/
Lehnaus735/
Lengouh734/
Lesnuss733/
Lehsnau732/
Leinaus732/
Lenoush731/
Lenuuee731/
Letgnou731/
Lenhout730/
Leinhus730/
Leanous730/
Lehnheu730/
Leinous730/
Linus6747,284/
Lanau671,838/
Lingu671,701/
Linou67366/
Lannu67307/
Lanui67277/
Linhu67182/
Linut67169/
Lainu67124/
Linau67119/
Linuh67105/
Linud6773/
Lianu6757/
Lințu6757/
Lonui6755/
Lonau6742/
Lahnu6733/
Linux6729/
Lineu6722/
Lanhu6722/
Hlanu6715/
Lynau6715/
Lenoe6713/
Lisnu6711/
Laanu6711/
Linui6711/
Laneu679/
Laynu677/
Lèngu676/
Hlonu674/
Lhanu674/
Lanuy673/
Loneu672/
Leenhuis672/
Lionu671/
Lhonu671/
Leinhous671/
Lenhouts671/
Leenouts671/
Linup671/
Lonuh671/
Llanu671/
Lonnu671/
Linuț671/
Lynou671/
Lénou671/
Leangouh671/
Leañu671/
Lanuh671/
Lhennoux671/
Lynhu671/
Hleehnud671/
Leanhout670/
Leenhout670/

Lenu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lenu in the Oriya language
େଲନୁelanu-
Lenu in the Marathi language
लेनुlenu85.19
लेनूlenu7.41
लेणूlenu3.7
लेणुlenu3.7
Lenu in the Hindi language
लेनूlenu40
लीनूlinu40
लेणुlenu20
Lenu in the Russian language
Ленуlenu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lenu
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