Lekuni Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lekuni (21) may also be a first name.

Lekuni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekuni has its highest incidence in Botswana. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lekuni.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekuni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekuni are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most common in Botswana, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 18,074. Aside from Botswana Lekuni is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekunyi922/
Lekhuni921/
Lekouni921/
Lekeugni861/
Lekini83891/
Likuni83113/
Lekoni8356/
Lakuni8342/
Lekune8330/
Lekuna8327/
Lokuni832/
Lecuni830/
Loekini77756/
Lekeune77215/
Lekinyi77120/
Lakhuni7786/
Lokunoi7769/
Lekouna7761/
Lequini7758/
Likunyi7751/
Lekonhi7729/
Loikuni779/
Lekeuna777/
Lekoeni776/
Likusni775/
Leykune774/
Lekinoi772/
Lekhini772/
Likhuni772/
Lekonoi771/
Laekini771/
Lekonie771/
Leikini771/
Lekkoni771/
Lekoune771/
Legkuna771/
Lekinai771/
Lekuń731/
Lekeugne717/
Lekinaai714/
Lekeuneu713/
Likhauni711/
Leikhoni711/
Lakounie711/
Lekhuene711/
Lekone671,731/
Lecuna671,417/
Lokini67831/
Likini67290/
Legkunets67127/
Lekona67119/
Likuna6784/
Lakini6777/
Lehkunets6749/
Likoni6743/
Lekine6715/
Likune676/
Lygkounis674/

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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 Lekuni
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