Lenani Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Lenani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Lenani (10) may also be a first name.

Lenani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lenani is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Leñani. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Lenani live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 10 people.

Lenani is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Lenani is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 93 percent live and Harare Province, where 7 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leñani941/
Legnani923,854/
Lenhani9273/
Lenanai921/
Lenangai8692/
Lgengani861/
Hlenagni861/
Lenane83920/
Linani83615/
Lenana83458/
Lenoni8311/
Leannanis801/
Lengane774,793/
Linangi77218/
Leinana77160/
Legnane77142/
Lignani77140/
Leinane77108/
Leenane7763/
Lenaane7720/
Lenonni7711/
Lainani7710/
Lenange778/
Lenhane775/
Linhani772/
Lengany772/
Lesnane771/
Legnoni771/
Lyngani771/
Linagni771/
Lenagne771/
Lenaina771/
Lenhanh771/
Lenonis771/
Laynani771/
Lienane771/
Linanis771/
Lenaana771/
Lenanne771/
Lengané771/
Lenanes770/
Lenhoni770/
Lenganey7126/
Linganiy7113/
Lenganay716/
Lengange714/
Lengaine713/
Legnanne713/
Lesnouni712/
Lisnasni712/
Lenganyo711/
Linainai711/
Lenahane711/
Lenonaid711/
Lemhaini711/
Linane67573/
Linana67142/
Linoni6711/
Lynane679/
Liñani677/
Lenone677/
Lingangoi674/
Leñane674/
Lenona673/
Lenony671/

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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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  • 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 Lenani
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