Lekene Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
Cameroon1331:156,15817,045
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Botswana221:99,40615,343
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekene (55) may also be a first name.

Lekene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekene is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lekene.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekene? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 723,769th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekene reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 55 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 1,213,307. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Niger, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 24 percent reside.

Lekene Last Name Statistics demography

Lekene earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.92% less than the national average, earning R 80,988 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekeune92215/
Lekhene92179/
Lekoene92116/
Lekeane9242/
Lekenge9224/
Lekaene927/
Lekeene925/
Lekeneu921/
Lekiene921/
Lekenei921/
Lekegne921/
Lekoenea8680/
Lekgenge8612/
Lekenhed868/
Leckiene864/
Lekeuneu863/
Lekengeh863/
Leikiene862/
Lekeagne861/
Lekeaneh861/
Leukehne861/
Liekiene861/
Lekhenge861/
Lekhoene861/
Lekenesh861/
Lekane831,904/
Lekone831,731/
Lekena831,453/
Lekeni83403/
Lecene83108/
Lokene8393/
Lekine8315/
Likene8312/
Lakene8311/
Lekeny8310/
Lekean838/
Lekgen838/
Lykene831/
Lekein831/
Lekoeneea806/
Lek'einne801/
Likenge771,068/
Lechene77855/
Hlekane77255/
Lekhane77166/
Lekenoi7799/
Lehcene7783/
Laekeni7749/
Lekanne7727/
Leikine7724/
Lekhine7722/
Likenje779/
Lekoeni776/
Lekheem775/
Lekhone774/
Leekean774/
Likiene773/
Lequene772/
Lekeani772/
Lekenäs772/
Lekkean772/
Leskine771/
Leukone771/
Lekengi771/
Leekane771/
Hlekeni771/
Lekenai771/
Lyakene771/
Lokenie771/
Lekonne771/
Lekeany771/
Lekegni771/
Lekenoa771/
Leukane771/
Lakhene771/
Likeneh771/
Likaene771/
Likener771/
Leakena771/
Lakeney770/
Leceane770/
Lequesne711,210/
Löckener71143/
Lekeagni71115/
Leakhena7146/
Lekeanyi7139/
Likenesh7125/
Lekchine718/
Lekkhien715/
Leekheem715/
Lekahane712/
Lekhonne712/
Lekehena711/
Lekhanne711/
Lecheney711/
Leekenis711/
Lehecene711/
L'Hecene711/
Lekeaten711/
Lekeinit711/
Lechkine711/
Lequiene711/
Liakiene711/
Lekinesh711/
Lekoiten711/
Laqueene711/
Likenets711/
Leekhean711/
Lickenes710/
Lickenge710/
Leakenis710/
Lickener710/
Likane671,074/
Lekini67891/
Lekani67483/
Lokeni67421/
Lokone67289/
Lokane67123/
Lecane67122/
Lekhin67119/
Likena67116/
Lakane67106/
Lakine6767/
Lakone6765/
Lekoni6756/
Lakeni6743/
Lekinh6726/
Likine6722/
Lokine6722/
Lekhyn6717/
Lecine6714/
Leqane677/
Lecone676/
Likeni676/
Likhen674/
Likone673/
Lekain672/
Likeny672/
Lesquesne672/
Lecène672/
Lecean672/
Lekané672/
Lycene671/
Lykhen671/
Lekhechin671/
Lyckenhed671/
Likenh671/
Lequesnes671/
Licene671/
Lekeim671/
Leckitner670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekene
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