Lenye Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Lenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Lenye (97) may also be a first name.
Lenye Demographics
Average Lenye Salary in
South Africa
R 59,856
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lenye occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lenye.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Lenye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Lenye live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 962,660th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 97 people.
The surname Lenye is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,018,108. In Tanzania Lenye is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found 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.
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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 Lenye
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