Lekono Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
Cameroon611:340,47730,746

Lekono (64) may also be a first name.

Lekono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekono is found in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lekono click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekono? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lekono is the 1,286,243rd most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekono live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 64 people.

Lekono is most numerous in Botswana, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 18,853. Other than Botswana this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 34 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leakono921,879/
Lekongo92116/
Lekonoi921/
Leskonoh8678/
Lekounou868/
Lekeno83495/
Likono83300/
Lokono83252/
Lekona83119/
Lakono8322/
Lecono8312/
Lekano833/
Lekuno831/
Lekoungou8098/
Likongo772,678/
Lekuona77601/
Lekoona77132/
Lekonga77119/
Lekenoi7799/
Lekouna7761/
Leikona7721/
Lokonoi7713/
Lezkano7712/
Leskano779/
Leakona778/
Laekeno777/
Lekhona774/
Lokonoh773/
Lokkono773/
Lekoena773/
Liekona773/
Lekeuno772/
Lekanou772/
Likonoh771/
Lekoina771/
Lekunoh771/
Leekano771/
Lecuono771/
Lakkono771/
Lezcono771/
Liskono771/
Lekunou771/
Lokhono771/
Lakonoï771/
Leukano771/
Lekanoi771/
Liakono771/
Leckoungou755/
Lyskonoh71395/
Lykhonos71204/
Likhonos71117/
Lehkonohova716/
Lekhoona712/
Leckonga711/
Lekounas711/
Lokkonou711/
Lekougna711/
Likkongo711/
Lakounou711/
Lecona673,242/
Lokona671,497/
Lokeno671,471/
Lekena671,453/
Lakano67878/
Lekana67365/
Licono67213/
Likona67115/
Lokano6772/
Lakona6736/
Lekuna6727/
Lecano6723/
Lygkounos6721/
Lakeno6719/
Likano6718/
Lekhanooe6711/
Locono672/
Lecuno671/
Likeno671/
Likoungou671/

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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 Lekono
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