Lemekani Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Lemekani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemekani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Lemekani (1,175) may also be a first name.

Lemekani Last Name Facts

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

Lemekani is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lemekani.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemekani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lemekani is the 2,333,370th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemekani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lemekani is also the 231,625th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 1,175 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 26 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Lemekani exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemekane888/
Lamekani887/
Lemakani881/
Limeakani821/
Lamakani7536/
Lamekane751/
Limakani751/
Lamakhani7110/
Lemhikany711/
Lamakane631,395/
Lomakane631/
Lamikane631/
Lamekone631/
Lammakane5970/
Lamakhane5914/
Lamikony501/

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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 Lemekani
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