Lenawa Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lenawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenawa Surname Distribution Map

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Select a nation to see the distribution at regional and subregional levels
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Lenawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenawa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenawa? popularity and diffusion

Lenawa is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Lenawa is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Lenawa reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Lenawa is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside, North Region, where 33 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 36 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenaway92113/
Laenawa929/
Lenawai929/
Leenawa921/
Lenewa8387/
Lenaba8384/
Lanawa8364/
Lenowa8334/
Linawa839/
Lenava832/
Lanaway77314/
Lengawe77164/
Lannawa7750/
Leneway7748/
Lengawo7741/
Lainawa7724/
Lengawy7717/
Lenavat7711/
Lenaeva779/
Lhenawe774/
Lengawi774/
Lahnawa772/
Lenoway772/
Hlonawa771/
Hlenewa771/
Lenaavo771/
Lenauwe771/
Legnava771/
Lienava771/
Laenava771/
Leenawe771/
Lonaway770/
Leenabai716/
Lingaway712/
Llanaway711/
Luinawat711/
Lenavath711/
Linhawat711/
Lanava671,038/
Leneva67416/
Lenova67314/
Linava6775/
Linawe679/
Linowa676/
Lanewa675/
Lanowa675/
Lenowe674/
Lenabe673/
Lenewo672/
Lonewa671/
Linaba671/
Liongaway671/
Lenavi671/
Linawi671/

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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 Lenawa
  • 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