Lekagane Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekagane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekagane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana2651:8,2531,453
South Africa2541:213,29822,519

Lekagane (50) may also be a first name.

Lekagane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekagane has its highest incidence in Botswana. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekagane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 599,225th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekagane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 50 people.

The surname Lekagane is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 8,253. Aside from Botswana Lekagane occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 49 percent reside.

Lekagane Last Name Statistics demography

Lekagane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.63% less than the national average, earning R 129,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgagane949/
Lekagana885/
Lekagang881/
Lekageny751/
Lekagenyi711/
Licagan671/
Licangan639/
Liquagan631/
Leqoigan631/
Lekegeny631/
Lekougong591/
Licongan5011/
Liskogon501/

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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 Lekagane
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