Lenkwane Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

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

Lenkwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenkwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1841:294,44428,524
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Lenkwane (77) may also be a first name.

Lenkwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lenkwane is most common in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenkwane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lenkwane is the 1,248,410th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lenkwane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lenkwane is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name internationally, held by 77 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 294,444. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 62 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Free State, where 6 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Lenkwane Last Name Statistics demography

Lenkwane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.94% less than the national average, earning R 133,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lencwane8870/
Lengwane8817/
Leunkwan881/
Hlengwane8211/
Lengwan80241/
Lencwana755/
Lengwana753/
Lengwang752/
Hlngwane751/
Luengwan751/
Linkwani751/
Linkwana751/
Lenguane751/
Hlengwani719/
Hlingwane711/
Lingwanje711/
Lingwan676/
Linkuan675/
Lenguan671/

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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 Lenkwane
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