Lenyee Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lenyee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenyee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lenyee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lenyee occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenyee? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lenyee is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Lenyee live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Lenyee is most common in: Bong County, where 33 percent reside, Grand Gedeh County, where 33 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Thailand, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlenyee9236/
Lengee8314/
Lenaye833/
Lenoye832/
Lenaee831/
Leneye831/
Lengaee772/
Leanaye771/
Lengoeea7125/
Lengojye711/
Lingee6785/
Lengei6741/
Lenoie6720/
Linaye675/
Lenowe674/
Lenouy671/
Linyei671/
Lenaie671/
Leniey670/

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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
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  • 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 Lenyee
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