Lepunya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lepunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lepunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lepunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lepunya is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lepunya is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Lepunya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lepunya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Lepunya is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mokhotlong District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lephunya9359/
Lepunyat934/
Leadpunya883/
Leatpunya881/
Lopunya868/
Lipunya861/
Liepinya80284/
Liphunya802/
Lappunya801/
Liponya7114/
Leponyo7111/
Lepinia715/
Leponia712/
Lipunhay673/
Lephonyo671/
Liepinia671/
Lipunjo57117/
Liponyo5729/
Lapinia5712/
Lopinia572/
Lipinia571/
Lappinyo532/
Lapphinyo50240/

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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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  • 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 Lepunya
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