Lenyin Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Lenyin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 193 | 1:107,612 | 12,606 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Lenyin (19) may also be a first name.
Lenyin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenyin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lenyin is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenyin? popularity and diffusion
Lenyin is the 1,194,481st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lenyin live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lenyin is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent forename globally, held by 19 people.
The last name Lenyin is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 107,612. In Cameroon Lenyin is most common in: Northwest Region, where 99 percent reside and West Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenyina | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lehnyin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lenyhin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lenhyin | 92 | 0 | / |
| Leynyina | 86 | 1 | / |
| Linyin | 83 | 27 | / |
| Lenhyn | 83 | 15 | / |
| Lenjin | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lenyim | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lenien | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lenient | 77 | 16 | / |
| Legnain | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lenhien | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lenihen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lenhein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legnuin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lenehin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lenieen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lenjuin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lenjoint | 71 | 99 | / |
| Lehenhin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lenihhin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lenehoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lienienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lenehain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lengen | 67 | 1,056 | / |
| Lenjim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lehenehin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Legnen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leniem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenhen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lenyin
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