Lenela Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lenela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1901:10,6982,423
South Africa1101:492,52540,325

Lenela (25) may also be a first name.

Lenela Last Name Facts

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

Lenela occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lenela.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lenela is the 893,754th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lenela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 25 people.

Lenela is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 10,698. In Lesotho Lenela is most common in: Butha-Buthe District, where 74 percent reside, Leribe District, where 22 percent reside and Maseru District, where 3 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 37 percent reside.

Lenela Last Name Statistics demography

Lenela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.23% less than the national average, earning R 111,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengela92315/
Lenoela9244/
Lenelia921/
Leneyla920/
Lengella861/
Lengelai861/
Leangela861/
Lanela836/
Lenala836/
Lonela834/
Lenola833/
Lenele833/
Lenely831/
Lynela831/
Lenila831/
Lengelo77787/
Lingela77681/
Lengele77664/
Lengelé77193/
Laanela77116/
Lainela77114/
Leinola7749/
Lengila7744/
Leneyle7737/
Leinala7721/
Lenalay7716/
Lenilia7714/
Llanela776/
Leenala774/
Lienely773/
Lengeli773/
Lionela772/
Lenelid772/
Lanhela771/
Lenyola771/
Hlonela771/
Loenila771/
Lineela771/
Lannela771/
Lahnela771/
Lienele771/
Lienala771/
Laenala771/
Leniely770/
Lenolia770/
Lengelle71147/
Liongela71103/
Lenesley7169/
Lengeley7121/
Lyongela7121/
Lengellé7111/
Lengelee714/
Leniglia711/
Lanealla711/
Lingella711/
Legnaila711/
Lonola67157/
Linala6791/
Lenile6727/
Linely6714/
Linola6710/
Lineli679/
Lonala676/
Linele671/
Leangelli671/
Lynely671/
Lenhle670/
Linelauch670/

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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 Lenela
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