Leleni Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Léléni (1) are calculated separately.

Leleni (49) may also be a first name.

Leleni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leleni is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Léléni. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leleni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Leleni is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Leleni reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 49 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa Leleni is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Leleni is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 18 percent reside and Italy, where 4 percent reside.

Leleni Last Name Statistics demography

Leleni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.38% less than the national average, earning R 129,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hleleni92211/
Lelenai9218/
Lealeni924/
Lesleni923/
Léléni891/
Leeleani864/
Lelene83106/
Lelena8348/
Lileni835/
Leleina77945/
Lilengi77178/
Leleane7733/
Lelenoa7730/
Lelaini778/
Leleany778/
Leliene774/
Lelenge774/
Leleune773/
Lealini773/
Leleena772/
Lealene771/
Leleana771/
Leilena771/
Hlelena771/
Lelener770/
Leleń73491/
Leleanne711/
Lelengoy711/
Lelinh6754/
Leline6728/
Lilene674/
Lilena674/
Lilini672/
Lettlemne670/

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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 Leleni
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