Lekgowane Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

Lekgowane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekgowane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Lekgowane Last Name Facts

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

Lekgowane is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekgowane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lekgowane is the 2,185,341st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekgowane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 732,131. In South Africa Lekgowane is mostly found in: North West, where 27 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 22 percent live. Besides South Africa Lekgowane occurs in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Lekgowane Last Name Statistics demography

Lekgowane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.81% less than the national average, earning R 169,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgowana8918/
Lekguwane891/
Legowan885/
Legobane82140/
Legowana822/
Lekguwana7812/
Legawan7558/
Logovane71102/
Legabane7138/
Lagawane711/
Legobone711/
Ligawan63415/
Legaban634/
Legabon631/
Ligavane594/
Lagavane592/
Legavani591/
Ligavan5075/
Ligabon5053/
Ligawon501/

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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 Lekgowane
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