Lekeni Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lekeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2491:185,46113,917
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lekeni (985) may also be a first name.

Lekeni Last Name Facts

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

Lekeni occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lekeni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 722,496th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekeni reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lekeni is also the 256,678th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 985 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 185,461. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent are found, Makueni County, where 0 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Lekeni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekenoi9299/
Laekeni9249/
Lekoeni926/
Lekeani922/
Lekengi921/
Hlekeni921/
Lekenai921/
Lekegni921/
Lekenei921/
Lekeagni86115/
Lekeanyi8639/
Leekenis861/
Lekeinit861/
Leakenis860/
Lekena831,453/
Lekini83891/
Lekani83483/
Lokeni83421/
Lekene83402/
Lekoni8356/
Lakeni8343/
Lekeny8310/
Likeni836/
Loekini77756/
Hlekani77557/
Lekeune77215/
Lekhene77179/
Lekinyi77120/
Lekoene77116/
Likengi7755/
Lekeane7742/
Lekhani7734/
Lekonhi7729/
Lekenge7724/
Lakheni7713/
Lekanai778/
Lekaene777/
Lekeene775/
Lekhini772/
Lekenäs772/
Lekinoi772/
Lockeni771/
Lakeeni771/
Lekaani771/
Lekkoni771/
Leikini771/
Lokenie771/
Lekaini771/
Lekanyi771/
Lekeany771/
Lekeneu771/
Lekenoa771/
Lekiene771/
Leakani771/
Lecheni771/
Laekini771/
Likegni771/
Likenyi771/
Lekinai771/
Lekonie771/
Lekonoi771/
Lekanoi771/
Loikeni771/
Leakena771/
Lekegne771/
Laekoni770/
Lekoenea7180/
Leakhena7146/
Lekgenge7112/
Lekchini7110/
Lekenhed718/
Leckiene714/
Lekinaai714/
Leacheni714/
Lekeuneu713/
Leikhani713/
Lekengeh713/
Leikiene712/
Lekkanai712/
Lekehena711/
Leikhoni711/
Lekeagne711/
Lekeaneh711/
Laikenyi711/
Leukehne711/
Letckini711/
Liekiene711/
Lekhenge711/
Lekhoene711/
Lekenesh711/
Lekane671,904/
Lekone671,731/
Lakani671,323/
Lokini67831/
Lokani67625/
Lakoni67463/
Likini67290/
Lokoni67264/
Likani67145/
Likena67116/
Lecene67108/
Lokene6793/
Lakini6777/
Likoni6743/
Lekine6715/
Likene6712/
Lakene6711/
Lekkhanai677/
Lekoeneea676/
Liqeni676/
Likeny672/
Lekané672/
Lykene671/
Lek'einne671/
Likenh671/

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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 Lekeni
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