Lekganyane Surname

146,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lekganyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekganyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,0111:17,9932,263
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Lekganyane (71) may also be a first name.

Lekganyane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekganyane occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lekganyane.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekganyane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 146,153rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,401,168 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekganyane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lekganyane is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 71 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,011 people, or 1 in 17,993. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and North West, where 3 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Lekganyane Last Name Statistics demography

Lekganyane earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning R 210,372 per year.

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