Lencwe Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

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

Lencwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lencwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4661:116,26113,876
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lencwe (37) may also be a first name.

Lencwe Last Name Facts

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

Lencwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lencwe? popularity and diffusion

Lencwe is the 648,005th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lencwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 116,261. In South Africa Lencwe is most common in: North West, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Lencwe Last Name Statistics demography

Lencwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.06% less than the national average, earning R 116,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenchwe9239/
Lengwe838,988/
Lenkwe83357/
Lencue8310/
Lincwe833/
Lentswe772,127/
Linchwe77239/
Lengwes774/
Leunkwe773/
Lemngwe772/
Hlengwe772/
Lengwei771/
Lengweh771/
Lengwech714/
Lengweha712/
Lengue672,849/
Lengwa67280/
Lengbe67102/
Lenzue6739/
Lingwe6735/
Lenque677/
Lyngwe672/
Linkwe672/
Lenzwi671/
Lenkwi671/
Lenkwa671/
Lengwi671/
Lemgwe671/

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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 Lencwe
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