Lekoane Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8131:66,6398,350
Lesotho1601:12,7032,815
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Lekoane (54) may also be a first name.

Lekoane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekoane is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lekoane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekoane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 367,731st most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,443,867 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekoane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lekoane is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 54 people.

The last name Lekoane is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 813 people, or 1 in 66,639. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 57 percent live, North West, where 26 percent live and Limpopo, where 8 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 16 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Lekoane Last Name Statistics demography

Lekoane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.66% less than the national average, earning R 150,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgoane93415/
Lekhoane93303/
Lekuoane933/
Lehkoane931/
Lekouane931/
Lekohane931/
Lekoan9212/
Lekhooane8811/
Lekgooane881/
Lekhuoane881/
Lekoana86639/
Leqoane8681/
Lekkoan8652/
Likoane8616/
Lokoane869/
Lekoani861/
Lekhoan861/
Lekouan861/
Lekoang861/
Lecoanet80713/
Lekhoana80550/
Hlakoane80442/
Hlokoane8073/
Lekhoani801/
Likhoane801/
Lekoiyan801/
Lekoyian801/
Lekeuane801/
Lekhouayene784/
Leqoan7710/
Lekaon772/
Lecoan772/
Lekhooana75986/
Lakhouane75170/
Lekhuoana752/
Laqoane7125/
Lekoyon712/
Likoani711/
Lekaona711/
Lekohon711/
Lecoant711/
Lakoani711/
Leskohon6714/
Lekouoni675/
Lakouani672/
Lekouona671/

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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 Lekoane
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