Lekena Surname

268,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8001:67,7228,477
Lesotho4691:4,334850
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lekena (374) may also be a first name.

Lekena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekena (Oriya: େଲେକଣା) is most common in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekena? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 268,560th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,015,517 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Lekena live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lekena is also the 448,725th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 374 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 800 people, or 1 in 67,722. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Lekena exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Lekena Last Name Statistics demography

Lekena earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.1% less than the national average, earning R 206,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekeuna927/
Lekoena923/
Lekenai921/
Lekenoa921/
Leakena921/
Lekoenea8680/
Leakhena8646/
Lekehena861/
Leakaena861/
Leshkena860/
Lekina831,069/
Lekeno83495/
Lekeni83403/
Lekene83402/
Lekana83365/
Lekona83119/
Likena83116/
Lakena8385/
Lokena8336/
Lecena8326/
Lekeny8310/
Lekyna837/
Lekoeneea806/
Leykina77512/
Lekeune77215/
Likenga77212/
Lekhene77179/
Lekhina77135/
Leikyna77119/
Leskyna77109/
Lekenoi7799/
Letkina7756/
Lekeane7742/
Likoena7739/
Letkyna7738/
Leukina7737/
Leikina7732/
Lekkina7729/
Lekhyna7728/
Lekenge7724/
Leikona7721/
Lekhana7715/
Hlekana7713/
Lekiona7712/
Lekaana7712/
Lakhena7710/
Leakona778/
Lekanai778/
Laekeno777/
Leukyna777/
Laikena776/
Loekana775/
Loekina775/
Leškina775/
Lekengo775/
Lekeene775/
Lakeena774/
Likaena774/
Laekana774/
Liekana774/
Lekhona774/
Liekona773/
Leakina773/
Lezkina772/
Lekeani772/
Lekenäs772/
Lekeuno772/
Ledkina771/
Lakkena771/
Lakenau771/
Lekanha771/
Lekengi771/
Lekinga771/
Legkina771/
Hlekeni771/
Laykena771/
Lekanah771/
Lechena771/
Lekoina771/
Lekeany771/
Lekegni771/
Lekeneu771/
Lekiene771/
Leccena771/
Lequena771/
Lekenei771/
Lekinai771/
Lekanay771/
Lackena771/
Ledkyna771/
Lekegne771/
Lakenay770/
Leukhina712,389/
Leukhyna71204/
Lekeagni71115/
Luikenga7178/
Leiskina7139/
Lekeanyi7139/
Lechkina7128/
Lekkhana7114/
Leshkyna7113/
Lekgenge7112/
Lekenhed718/
Lekchina715/
Lechkyna715/
Hleikyna715/
Leckiene714/
Leikhana714/
Lekinaai714/
Laqueena713/
Lakheena713/
Lekeuneu713/
Lekengeh713/
Leikiene712/
Lekkanai712/
Loekanna711/
Leekenis711/
Lackhena711/
Lekeagne711/
Lekeaneh711/
Lekeinit711/
Leukehne711/
Liekiene711/
Lekhenge711/
Lekenesh711/
Lekhhyna711/
Leakenis710/
Lecona673,242/
Lakina671,702/
Lokona671,497/
Lokeno671,471/
Lecina67981/
Lekini67891/
Likana67647/
Likina67554/
Lykina67427/
Lokina67365/
Lokana67355/
Lakana67301/
Lekono67177/
Likona67115/
Lecene67108/
Lykyna6787/
Lecheneau6737/
Lakona6736/
Lakeno6719/
Lekine6715/
Likene6712/
Lekino679/
Lekkhanai677/
Likeni676/
Lokyna674/
Lekano673/
Leechkina673/
Licena673/
Leyshkina672/
Likeny672/
Lykene671/
Lek'einne671/
Leichkina671/
Lokeña671/
Lekhainas671/
Lecana671/
Likenh671/
Lekenouch671/
Likeno671/
Litkenhas670/

Lekena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekena in the Oriya language
େଲେକଣାelekana-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Lekena
  • 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