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
The last name Lekhanya (Marathi: लेखान्या) is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekhanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lekhanya is the 202,554th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,544,526 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekhanya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 432,848th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 398 people.
The surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,681 people, or 1 in 1,209. In Lesotho Lekhanya is most common in: Leribe District, where 41 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 26 percent reside and Maseru District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.
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
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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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