Lepono Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lepono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lepono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2671:202,91321,677
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lepono (606) may also be a first name.

Lepono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lepono is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepono? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 778,856th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name Lepono occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lepono are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 339,515th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 606 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 202,913. In South Africa Lepono is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 34 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and North West, where 25 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 20 percent reside and Lesotho, where 4 percent reside.

Lepono Last Name Statistics demography

Lepono earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.72% less than the national average, earning R 169,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lepongo9281/
Lephono921/
Leponos921/
Lepounou8617/
Lipono8345/
Lepano8320/
Lepona8310/
Lepoungou804/
Lipongo77981/
Leponga7757/
Leapano7740/
Lezpona7724/
Lepanoa777/
Lepanot773/
Lepanou772/
Lephona771/
Lespona771/
Lepagnot71164/
Lepounga712/
Lepanois711/
Lepana67147/
Lepfounga6713/
Lipano677/
Lipona674/
Lepaño671/

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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 Lepono
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