Lenwi Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lenwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lenwi (20) may also be a first name.

Lenwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lenwi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lenwi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Lenwi is most frequent in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemnwi9121/
Lenwii9120/
Lenwai9115/
Lenwis915/
Lenwie911/
Lenwuih831/
Lemnwui831/
Lemnwei831/
Lenwa8026/
Linwi8014/
Lenwe8012/
Lenui804/
Lemwi804/
Lenbi802/
Linwei73230/
Lenway73164/
Lemwai73121/
Lemnui7398/
Leenui7336/
Lenwee7335/
Lennwe7333/
Lennui7332/
Luenui736/
Lennvi734/
Lenwey733/
Lenuis733/
Limnwi732/
Hlenwa731/
Lemwih731/
Lynwei731/
Lengnui6729/
Lnbi6710/
Lenweeh671/
Lemnuie671/
Lenwoue671/

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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 Lenwi
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