Leqani Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leqani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leqani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa701:773,96753,253
England11:55,718,059489,080

Leqani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leqani is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leqani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leqani is the 2,255,512th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Leqani are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Leqani is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa Leqani is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 13 percent live. Other than South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.

Leqani Last Name Statistics demography

Leqani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.91% less than the national average, earning R 47,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekani83483/
Leqane837/
Lecani834/
Leqany831/
Hlekani77557/
Lekagni7775/
Lekhani7734/
Lekatni7718/
Lekanai778/
Lekgani776/
Lescani775/
Lekeani772/
Leakani771/
Lekanyi771/
Lekanio771/
Lekaini771/
Leskani771/
Lekaani771/
Letkani771/
Lekanoi771/
Lekeagni71115/
Lekeanyi7139/
Leikhani713/
Lekkanai712/
Letkhani711/
Lekanich711/
Lequanne711/
Lekangai711/
Lekane671,904/
Lekana67365/
Likani67145/
Lecane67122/
Lekoni6756/
Leskanich6737/
Lecanh6721/
Licani6711/
Lekkhanai677/
Lekané672/
Lecana671/
Liqane671/
Lecany670/

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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 Leqani
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