Leokane Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leokane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leokane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Leokane Last Name Facts

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

Leokane is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Leokane.

How Common Is The Last Name Leokane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Leokane reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 100 percent are found. Barring South Africa Leokane is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Leokane Last Name Statistics demography

Leokane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.4% less than the national average, earning R 86,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leokana86367/
Leokene8616/
Leokone867/
Leocane861/
Lehokana801/
Lehakane801/
Leakan7760/
Leokon7720/
Leocan778/
Ljokan778/
Leocani7139/
Loyokan7128/
Luyokan7111/
Leokeni711/
Leakani711/
Leokona711/
Lehacane671/
Leoukeni671/
Leakhaun670/
Leocachin636/
Leeoukeni631/
Lehakanyo631/
Leacon621/
Layocan5771/
Loyocan5739/
Luyocan5711/
Loyokon579/
Lihokon573/
Laiyakan531/
Lehacani531/
Laaiadkan501/

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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 Leokane
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