Lejakane Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lejakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lejakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3871:5,2521,074
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611

Lejakane (91) may also be a first name.

Lejakane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lejakane is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lejakane.

How Common Is The Last Name Lejakane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 713,660th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. The surname Lejakane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lejakane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lejakane is also the 998,282nd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 91 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 5,252. In Lesotho Lejakane is mostly found in: Berea District, where 68 percent reside, Maseru District, where 25 percent reside and Leribe District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Lejakane Last Name Statistics demography

Lejakane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.7% less than the national average, earning R 152,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesakane888/
Lehakane881/
Leukane801/
Leakani801/
Leekane801/
Layakane757/
Lajakani752/
Loekange751/
Lesokane751/
Lehacane751/
Leukagne751/
Leukanech7117/
Lehakanyo711/
Lesaikone711/
Liyekanje711/
Laicane67202/
Laikone6711/
Leakona678/
Laukana676/
Laykana676/
Loukane674/
Lajkone671/
Laucane671/
Leicane671/
Leukone671/

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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 Lejakane
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