Lenyau Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Lenyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Lenyau (9) may also be a first name.
Lenyau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenyau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lenyau is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenyau? popularity and diffusion
Lenyau is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Lenyau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Lenyau are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 9 people.
The surname Lenyau is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Lenyau
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