Leoane Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho311:65,5669,080
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Leoane (35) may also be a first name.

Leoane Last Name Facts

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

Leoane is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leoane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leoane is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Leoane are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 35 people.

It is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 65,566. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Quthing District, where 87 percent are found, Qacha's Nek District, where 10 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 3 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 41 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Leoane Last Name Statistics demography

Leoane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.67% less than the national average, earning R 64,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeoane921/
Leoan9146/
Leohaine861/
Leaoeane861/
Lehoan83162/
Leoana8337/
Leoanh8311/
Leoang832/
Leoand831/
Leouan831/
Lehouan7732/
Lehoanh775/
Leahane771/
Lijoane771/
Leouani771/
Leooana771/
Liehoan771/
Leaooan771/
Leaon7361/
Leóon731/
Leoón731/
Liehouan71155/
Leouatni714/
Lehouang712/
Lejeuane711/
Leojiang711/
Leohanny711/
Leahan67259/
Leahon6714/
Leouon672/
Ljoann671/
Leouanoha671/
Lehaan671/
Leaoni671/
Lijoan671/

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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 Leoane
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