Lengana Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

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

Lengana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lengana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4341:124,83314,710
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lengana (552) may also be a first name.

Lengana Last Name Facts

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

Lengana (Oriya: େଲାନନ୍ା) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lengana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lengana is the 638,206th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lengana live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lengana is also the 358,282nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 552 people.

Lengana is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 124,833. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, North West, where 26 percent reside and Free State, where 21 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Lesotho, where 2 percent reside.

Lengana Last Name Statistics demography

Lengana earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.87% less than the national average, earning R 157,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lengana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lengana in the Oriya language
େଲାନନ୍ାelanana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lengana
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