Léniz Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Léniz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Léniz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Leniz (1,046) are calculated separately.

Léniz Last Name Facts

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

Léniz is found most in Chile. It may be found as a variant: Leniz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Léniz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Léniz is the 5,812,366th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Léniz reside; 55 percent reside in South America and 45 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most frequent in Chile, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,523,295. In Chile it is most prevalent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 40 percent are found, Antofagasta Region, where 20 percent are found and Bío Bío Region, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Chile Léniz occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leniz931,046/
Léni891/
Laniz8083/
Lényi8052/
Liniz806/
Lénéz801/
Loniz801/
Leaniz73500/
Laniez73343/
Lonitz73108/
Lanitz7385/
Lenitz7339/
Linitz7315/
Leiniz7312/
Linicz737/
Lanicz736/
Lenicz735/
Llaniz734/
Leuniz734/
Lainiz731/
Laaniz731/
Luiniz731/
Linisz731/
Lonicz731/
Lesniz731/
Lloniz731/
Lanoiz731/
Laneiz731/
Ligniz731/
Lieniz730/
Lenoiz730/
Leni6710,576/
Lini674,062/
Lignitz6769/
Lingitz6740/
Lyni6737/
Lohnitz6729/
Leinitz6726/
Löhnitz6714/
Léna6711/
Léné6711/
Lainiez673/
Leaniez673/
Líni672/
Léne671/
Lenitze671/
Lehnitz671/
Leniesz671/

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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 Léniz
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