Lezani Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lezani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lezani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Lezani (205) may also be a first name.

Lezani Last Name Facts

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

Lezani occurs most in Malawi. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lezani? popularity and diffusion

Lezani is the 1,310,135th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Lezani live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 632,267th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 205 people.

The surname Lezani is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lezzani9214/
Lezaini929/
Lezhani922/
Hlezani922/
Lizani83272/
Lezane835/
Lechani77425/
Letjani7719/
Laizani7718/
Lezouni775/
Leciani775/
Letsani772/
Lezanne771/
Leuzany771/
Lizanui771/
Leizane771/
Leščani771/
Loizani771/
Lezzouni7128/
Letshani714/
Lecane67122/
Lizane6717/
Hletshani671/
Lezone671/
Lecana671/
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
  • 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 Lezani
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