Lenya Surname

292,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9261:22,4293,046
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Moldova51:712,27439,996
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Lenya (446) may also be a first name.

Lenya Last Name Facts

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

Lenya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻨﺎﻳﻪ, Russian: Леня) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 292,450th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,575,781 people. The last name Lenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Lenya are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 405,761st most numerous first name globally It is held by 446 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 926 people, or 1 in 22,429. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 92 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Lenya is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Lenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (64%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Lenya earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 68.79% less than the national average, earning R 74,160 per year and in United States they earn 43.92% less than the national average, earning $24,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leanya91904/
Lenyoa91107/
Lenyad9123/
Leenya916/
Leinya914/
Lenyap911/
Lenyah911/
Leunya911/
Lenayia83324/
Leunyay8322/
Lenaiya8313/
Lenia803,041/
Lenea80763/
Lenyo80364/
Lenja80293/
Legna80226/
Lenha80199/
Linya80173/
Lenyó8016/
Lengoyia771/
Lenjau73824/
Lenjia73451/
Leneau73266/
Lyonya73154/
Leneha73113/
Lenyod73109/
Lenyoh7383/
Lytnya7368/
Luinya7343/
Lesnia7332/
Leneea7332/
Lenyot7321/
Lienja7316/
Legnia7315/
Lenias7314/
Leniah7313/
Lenjaa738/
Lenjai737/
Lengea736/
Legnas735/
Lengia735/
Lenjas735/
Leenyo734/
Leinia734/
Lehnia734/
Leynia734/
Leanyo734/
Llinya734/
Linyap733/
Leanea733/
Loinya733/
Lainya733/
Leenia733/
Lenija732/
Leania732/
Lenjah731/
Leniha731/
Letnia731/
Leinyo731/
Leneao731/
Leunia731/
Leniap731/
Legney731/
Lenjay731/
Leniay730/
Leynea730/
Legnap730/
Leyniat6744/
Lehenea6735/
Leygnat6723/
Lenjaat674/
Leanjay672/
Leanyoy671/
Lehniah671/
Lesniat671/
Les'nia671/
Lenijas671/
Lengiah671/
Leneahy670/

Lenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lenya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻌﻨﺎﻳﻪlnayh-
Lenya in the Russian language
Леняlena-

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