Lelakane Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Lelakane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 155 | 1:13,113 | 2,903 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lelakane (13) may also be a first name.
Lelakane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelakane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lelakane is found most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelakane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,398,030th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelakane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lelakane is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 13 people.
The surname Lelakane is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 13,113. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 63 percent reside, Berea District, where 31 percent reside and Leribe District, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho Lelakane is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehlakane | 94 | 75 | / |
| Leelakan | 88 | 76 | / |
| Lelakang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lehlekane | 82 | 21 | / |
| Lehlokane | 82 | 2 | / |
| Lilakan | 80 | 44 | / |
| Lelokan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leelakasem | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leelahakan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lalakhajne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lelokana | 75 | 15 | / |
| Lalakani | 75 | 9 | / |
| Lilakhan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lilaskan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lehlekani | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lahlekane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hlalokane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lehlakeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hlalakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lolakhaniy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lilakon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leleikiene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lilacand | 63 | 42 | / |
| Lilakhon | 63 | 18 | / |
| Lilekene | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lalakoni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lailakam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lileikene | 59 | 1 | / |
| Lelekouni | 59 | 1 | / |
| Lalekhani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Lahlekani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Litlakhon | 59 | 1 | / |
| Lileikiene | 56 | 8 | / |
| Lalehkhani | 56 | 1 | / |
| Lilocan | 53 | 161 | / |
| Lilacam | 53 | 6 | / |
| Laylaykhant | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lilakhom | 50 | 61 | / |
| Lilekeni | 50 | 41 | / |
| Lalokeni | 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 Lelakane
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