Lenkwe Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

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

Lenkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenkwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3541:153,04417,319
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lenkwe (211) may also be a first name.

Lenkwe Last Name Facts

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

Lenkwe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lenkwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenkwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lenkwe is the 790,102nd most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lenkwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 622,565th most common forename globally. It is borne by 211 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 153,044. In South Africa Lenkwe is mostly found in: North West, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Free State, where 12 percent reside. Besides South Africa Lenkwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Lenkwe Last Name Statistics demography

Lenkwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.53% less than the national average, earning R 160,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leunkwe923/
Lengwe838,988/
Lencwe83467/
Linkwe832/
Lenkwi831/
Lenkwa831/
Lenkoue7712/
Lengwes774/
Lenkway773/
Hlenkwa772/
Hlengwe772/
Lengkwa772/
Lemngwe772/
Lemnkwi772/
Lengwei771/
Lengweh771/
Lengwech714/
Lengweha712/
Lenkoueh711/
Lengue672,849/
Lengwa67280/
Linkwa67236/
Lengbe67102/
Lingwe6735/
Lencue6710/
Lenque677/
Lincwe673/
Lyngwe672/
Lemgwe671/
Lenkui671/
Lengwi671/

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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 Lenkwe
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