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
The surname Lelakane occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Lelakane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelakane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lelakane is the 1,398,030th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelakane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lelakane is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 13,113. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 63 percent reside, Berea District, where 31 percent reside and Leribe District, where 3 percent reside. Not including Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found 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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