Lekanti Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Lekanti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Lekanti (21) may also be a first name.
Lekanti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekanti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lekanti is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lekanti click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekanti? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lekanti is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Lekanti live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 156,351. In Lesotho Lekanti is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho Lekanti occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekantis | 93 | 17 | / |
| Lekkanti | 93 | 4 | / |
| Lekaunti | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lokanti | 86 | 21 | / |
| Lakanti | 86 | 11 | / |
| Lekanta | 86 | 6 | / |
| Likanti | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lekanty | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lekante | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lakkanti | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lokantei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lakhanti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lekkantha | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lakkhanti | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lecante | 71 | 794 | / |
| Laconti | 71 | 128 | / |
| Lekonta | 71 | 50 | / |
| Leconti | 71 | 16 | / |
| Lekonte | 71 | 13 | / |
| Lacanti | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lokante | 71 | 3 | / |
| Likanta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lekointa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Locanthi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lesconti | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laquanti | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lecanthe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lokhante | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laiconti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekounta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leceante | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakhonti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likantha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lecantee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Lekanti
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