Lenyane Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lenyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Lesotho541:37,6406,590

Lenyane (48) may also be a first name.

Lenyane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenyane is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenyane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,098,270th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lenyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lenyane is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent given name in the world, borne by 48 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 320,578. In South Africa Lenyane is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 34 percent reside, Free State, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Lenyane is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 24 percent reside.

Lenyane Last Name Statistics demography

Lenyane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning R 197,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legnane86142/
Linyane8649/
Leniane8612/
Lenyana868/
Lenhane865/
Lenyani861/
Lenyonge804/
Legnanne803/
Lenyanyi802/
Linyange802/
Lenihane801/
Legniane801/
Hlenyani801/
Lenehane800/
Leñane774/
Lenjanney751/
Legnani713,854/
Linyana71499/
Lenjani71347/
Leniana71114/
Linyani7176/
Lenhani7173/
Lignane7110/
Leniani715/
Liniane713/
Lenione711/
Lenyona711/
Lenhanh711/
Lyniane711/
Linianea671/
Lenjanoi671/
Lenyonyo671/
Legniani671/
Lehnjani671/
Linehane670/
Leynione670/

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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 Lenyane
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