Lenkane Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lenkane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenkane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Lenkane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenkane is found most in Lesotho. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenkane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lenkane is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lenkane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Lenkane is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 156,351. In Lesotho Lenkane is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 85 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 8 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent reside.

Lenkane Last Name Statistics demography

Lenkane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.88% less than the national average, earning R 152,364 per year.

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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 Lenkane
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