Lepanya Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Lepanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 114 | 1:17,829 | 3,803 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lepanya (20) may also be a first name.
Lepanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lepanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lepanya occurs most in Lesotho. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lepanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,701,480th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Lepanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lepanya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 17,829. In Lesotho Lepanya is most numerous in: Mokhotlong District, where 66 percent reside, Maseru District, where 17 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leupanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lepania | 86 | 73 | / |
| Lipanya | 86 | 29 | / |
| Lepagna | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lepanyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laipanya | 80 | 154 | / |
| Lepagney | 80 | 140 | / |
| Lephanyo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Litpanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lepangna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lespania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lepaña | 77 | 248 | / |
| Lespagney | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lepagneau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lepanio | 71 | 54 | / |
| Lipania | 71 | 35 | / |
| Liponya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Leponyo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lepagnot | 67 | 164 | / |
| Lephonyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lépagney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lipaña | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lepaño | 62 | 1 | / |
| Liponyo | 57 | 29 | / |
| Lipanio | 57 | 17 | / |
| Leponia | 57 | 2 | / |
| Liponhay | 53 | 119 | / |
| Lesponia | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Lepanya
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