Lengani Surname

144,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Lengani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lengani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2,4681:7,436757
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Ivory Coast1011:228,4289,360
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Congo111:453,55410,703
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Lengani (434) may also be a first name.

Lengani Last Name Facts

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

Lengani (Marathi: लगाणी, Oriya: ନି) is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lengani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,828th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,376,890 people. The last name Lengani is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lengani are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 411,730th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 434 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 2,468 people, or 1 in 7,436. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Est Region, where 62 percent are found, Centre Region, where 30 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Burkina Faso Lengani exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 14 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Lengani Last Name Statistics demography

Lengani earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 126.42% more than the national average, earning R 538,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlengani931,441/
Lenggani9336/
Luengani931/
Lenganie931/
Lngani9212/
Lingani865,683/
Lengane864,793/
Lengana86477/
Lengoni862/
Lengany862/
Lyngani861/
Lengané861/
Lenggana80917/
Hlengane80407/
Lengaina80171/
Lengagne80124/
Glingani8086/
Lenganey8026/
Hlengana8023/
Linganiy8013/
Linggani8010/
Lenganay806/
Lingamni805/
Linganie805/
Lengange804/
Lengaine803/
Liengana801/
Lenganyo801/
Luengane801/
Linghani801/
Hlingani801/
Liengane801/
Lengaigne75332/
Lisngaini75242/
Lenghaneh7523/
Lengganay755/
Ling'hani755/
Lingangoi754/
Lenkganne754/
Lengggana754/
Glinganni751/
Lenga'ana751/
Leng'ange751/
Lingane71830/
Lingana71366/
Lingoni71182/
Lengone71151/
Lengona7153/
Lingany7121/
Lingané711/
Linganna674,503/
Linganay671,058/
Liongoni6782/
Lingange6742/
Linggana6735/
Lengoyna6726/
Lingonis6711/
Lingongi674/
Linganje674/
Linganoy672/
Hlemgane672/
Lengonge671/
Lingonio671/
Linghoni671/
Lingamne671/

Lengani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lengani in the Marathi language
लगाणीlagani-
Lengani in the Oriya language
ନିni50
ନୀni45.45
େଲାନିelani4.55

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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 Lengani
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