Lenihen Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lenihen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenihen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lenihen (3) may also be a first name.

Lenihen Last Name Facts

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

Lenihen occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenihen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,316,765th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lenihen are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lenihen is also the 7,463,778th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 3 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 100 percent live.

Lenihen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lenihen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lenihen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lenihen surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leinihen930/
Lenien921/
Lenhen920/
Lenient8616/
Lenehen869/
Lenhien862/
Lenhein861/
Lanihen860/
Linihen860/
Lenhenn860/
Lenieen860/
Lienienė801/
Lenihhin801/
Lengen771,056/
Lenyin77198/
Lenhyn7715/
Lenjin774/
Lynhen773/
Lenhem772/
Legnen771/
Linhen771/
Leniem771/
Lenjene71106/
Leangen7153/
Lenheim7146/
Linhein7132/
Legnain718/
Lenyina713/
Lenhiem712/
Lenehin711/
Legnuin711/
Lehnyin711/
Lenyhin711/
Lenjuin710/
Lynhein710/
Lanihin710/
Lenhyin710/
Lenjoint6799/
Lehenhin672/
Leinngen671/
Leynyina671/
Lenehoin671/
Lignehen671/
Linehein670/
Lenehain670/

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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 Lenihen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis