Lenye Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Lenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lenye (97) may also be a first name.

Lenye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenye occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lenye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lenye is the 2,293,424th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lenye reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 97 people.

The last name Lenye is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,018,108. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Lenye Last Name Statistics demography

Lenye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.81% less than the national average, earning R 59,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenyeh91108/
Lenyie9177/
Lenyet9119/
Lenyed918/
Lenaye913/
Lenoye912/
Leneye911/
Leniye911/
Lenyep911/
Lenyez911/
Hlenyee8336/
Leanaye831/
Lengiye831/
Lehnyer830/
Lenge8073,157/
Lenea80763/
Leney80725/
Linye80594/
Lenee80570/
Lenay80332/
Lenie80247/
Lenoy80209/
Lenje8061/
Legne8037/
Lenae8036/
Lenei8023/
Lenoe8013/
Leneu807/
Lenue806/
Leneé802/
Lenéy801/
Lenhy800/
Lengojye771/
Lengayeh771/
Legner731,844/
Lesnoy731,834/
Leaney731,482/
Lengie731,165/
Leeney73344/
Lenoue73233/
Legnes73189/
Leniya73173/
Letney73165/
Lesney73160/
Leneus73147/
Lenier73138/
Leneha73113/
Lenyoa73107/
Lenyuy7389/
Leneis7386/
Leneya7371/
Lengei7341/
Lesnie7339/
Leenay7338/
Lenyid7338/
Lienje7333/
Leyney7332/
Leneea7332/
Lengoy7327/
Lenyih7323/
Lenoie7320/
Lengeň7320/
Lenaya7319/
Lenjer7315/
Lengee7314/
Lenjhe7311/
Lengay7310/
Lenyia7310/
Lesnay737/
Lenehi737/
Linyep736/
Hlenge736/
Lengea736/
Leigne735/
Linaye735/
Lengey735/
Leenee735/
Lenowe734/
Leanie734/
Lenyio734/
Leenge734/
Leange733/
Leanea733/
Lengoe733/
Lenies733/
Lenjeu733/
Leygne732/
Linyeh732/
Leinge732/
Leanoy732/
Lieneu732/
Leenie731/
Llenie731/
Lienay731/
Leinei731/
Leanay731/
Lenaie731/
Lenayo731/
Lenead731/
Leneud731/
Lenhge731/
Lenihy731/
Lenjay731/
Lenoyo731/
Lehney731/
Legney731/
Llenge731/
Lehnei731/
Leinie731/
Legnet731/
Legnie731/
Leunoy731/
Lenyhi731/
Lenouy731/
Lenays731/
Lenehe731/
Leneih731/
Leneja731/
Lengae731/
Lenjie731/
Lienei731/
Leneji731/
Leanee731/
Leenoy731/
Leinay730/
Leunay730/
Leniay730/
Leuney730/
Lynyer730/
Lenoya730/
Leynie730/
Leneas730/
Leniey730/
Leynea730/
Leagne730/
Lehniyech714/
Lesnaya672,018/
Leinyuy67756/
Lengoyo67213/
Lengoje67183/
Lengawe67164/
Lesnier67132/
Lenggie6767/
Leynier6765/
Leynyuy6758/
Leigner6750/
Lienoue6743/
Lehenea6735/
Leannie6731/
Lengoue6731/
Lengeja6727/
Leunyay6722/
Leignez6722/
Leanney6714/
Leanier6714/
Lengiya6710/
Leignes6710/
Lehneiß678/
Leangie677/
Lengaya677/
Lingaye676/
Leanaya675/
Lengeya675/
Lengoyi675/
Letnaya674/
Lengoya674/
Lhenawe674/
Lengiyo673/
Leaniez673/
Lehneid672/
Letniya672/
Leeniya672/
Lettney672/
Leanjay672/
Leaneyu671/
Leannee671/
Lenauwe671/
Lenheih671/
Leenaya671/
Legnech671/
Legneid671/
Legneit671/
Legness671/
Lehenge671/
Lehnies671/
Lehnier671/
Lenayah671/
Lenuuee671/
Loinyie671/
Linyets671/
Linyieh671/
Linyiep671/
Legnoya671/
Leenawe671/
Leuniya671/
Leunjeu671/
Lenouet671/
Lenouya671/
Lenauya671/
Lengeje671/
Lengeji671/
Leniesz671/
Leynayd671/
Lleneis671/
Lionaye671/
Leanyoy671/
Leniher671/
Leengoy671/
Hleanay671/
Leisney670/
Leinnie670/
Lenierr670/
Lieniey670/
Leunney670/
Lessgne670/
Lenhier670/
Leneahy670/
Lehnheu670/
Leinney670/
Leisnie670/

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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 Lenye
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