Lekhanya Surname

202,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekhanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekhanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,6811:1,20997
South Africa3731:145,24916,581
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekhanya (398) may also be a first name.

Lekhanya Last Name Facts

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

Lekhanya (Marathi: लेखान्या) occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekhanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lekhanya is the 202,554th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,544,526 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekhanya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lekhanya is also the 432,848th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 398 people.

The surname Lekhanya is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,681 people, or 1 in 1,209. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 41 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 26 percent are found and Maseru District, where 13 percent are found. Not including Lesotho this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Lekhanya Last Name Statistics demography

Lekhanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.93% less than the national average, earning R 102,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhanyaa942/
Likhanya88161/
Lekganya8826/
Lekkanya887/
Lechanya882/
Leekanya881/
Lekanayia825/
Lekanaiya821/
Likanya8068/
Lekonya808/
Likhonya759/
Likhania755/
Lehconya752/
Likonya67259/
Lejanyo671/
Likania671/
Lekanio671/
Lekanha671/
Lykhaingia671/
Likanjau631/
Lecaña571/
Lejanio53115/
Likonyo5334/
Lekonia5317/
Lycania5312/
Likanjo532/
Lijanja531/
Lichonyo5010/
Leakonia508/
Lekognia503/
Lechonia501/
Lekougna501/

Lekhanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekhanya in the Marathi language
लेखान्याlekhan'ya-

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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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  • 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 Lekhanya
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