Lekhanya Surname
Approximately 2,056 people bear this surname
Lekhanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1,681 | 1:1,209 | 97 |
| South Africa | 373 | 1:145,249 | 16,581 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lekhanya (398) may also be a first name.
Lekhanya Demographics
Average Lekhanya Salary in
South Africa
R 102,360
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekhanyaa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Likhanya | 88 | 161 | / |
| Lekganya | 88 | 26 | / |
| Lekkanya | 88 | 7 | / |
| Lechanya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Leekanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lekanayia | 82 | 5 | / |
| Lekanaiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Likanya | 80 | 68 | / |
| Lekonya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Likhonya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Likhania | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lehconya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Likonya | 67 | 259 | / |
| Lejanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lykhaingia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likanjau | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lecaña | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lejanio | 53 | 115 | / |
| Likonyo | 53 | 34 | / |
| Lekonia | 53 | 17 | / |
| Lycania | 53 | 12 | / |
| Likanjo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Lijanja | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lichonyo | 50 | 10 | / |
| Leakonia | 50 | 8 | / |
| Lekognia | 50 | 3 | / |
| Lechonia | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lekougna | 50 | 1 | / |
Lekhanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekhanya in the Marathi language | ||
| लेखान्या | lekhan'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
- 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 Lekhanya
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