Lelani Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
India311:24,744,045333,161
Botswana221:99,40615,343
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Lelani (2,302) may also be a first name.

Lelani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelani (Marathi: लेलाणी, Oriya: େଲଲାନୀ) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,003,904th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Lelani are found; 35 percent are found in Southern Africa and 35 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 155,302nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 2,302 people.

The last name Lelani is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 88 percent reside, Western Cape, where 7 percent reside and Free State, where 1 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Pakistan, where 22 percent reside.

Lelani Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lelani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.13% less than the national average, earning R 113,748 per year and in United States they earn 152.54% more than the national average, earning $108,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lelani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lelani in the Marathi language
लेलाणीlelani74.07
लेलानीlelani18.52
लालवानीlalavani7.41
Lelani in the Oriya language
େଲଲାନୀelalani60
େଲଲାନିelalani20
େଲଲଣୀelalani20

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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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  • 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 Lelani
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