Lekunye Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Lekunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 79 | 1:25,729 | 5,110 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
Lekunye (19) may also be a first name.
Lekunye Demographics
Average Lekunye Salary in
South Africa
R 99,444
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lekunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekunye is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lekunye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekunye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,403,590th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Lekunye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekunye reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lekunye is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.
The last name Lekunye is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 25,729. In Lesotho Lekunye is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 86 percent reside, Berea District, where 4 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 49 percent reside.
Lekunye Last Name Statistics demography
Lekunye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.15% less than the national average, earning R 99,444 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekonye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lekeugne | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lekeuneu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Likunje | 71 | 132 | / |
| Likonye | 71 | 107 | / |
| Lekonie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekunou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekunja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekoenea | 67 | 80 | / |
| Lekounou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lecuneux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekunaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekoungou | 63 | 98 | / |
| Lekoeneea | 63 | 6 | / |
| Likunieih | 63 | 1 | / |
| Leckoungou | 59 | 5 | / |
| Lekhoeneha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Likunja | 57 | 295 | / |
| Leconey | 57 | 179 | / |
| Leconie | 57 | 12 | / |
| Lekonoi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Likeunou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Likoungou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lekunye
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