Lizani Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

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

Lizani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lizani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2041:265,57726,568
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Lizani (282) may also be a first name.

Lizani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lizani is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lizani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 959,117th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Lizani live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 527,582nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 282 people.

The surname Lizani is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 265,577. In South Africa Lizani is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, Free State, where 11 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Lizani Last Name Statistics demography

Lizani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.47% less than the national average, earning R 74,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laizani9218/
Loizani921/
Lizanui921/
Lezani83172/
Lizane8317/
Laizane771,470/
Lichani771,363/
Litsani77322/
Liciani7753/
Lizanne7724/
Lezzani7714/
Lezaini779/
Leciani775/
Lezhani772/
Hlezani772/
Luicani771/
Lizonai771/
Leizane771/
Lidzoni771/
Lizzane771/
Lizainy771/
Litshani71221/
Listjani719/
Litchani715/
Loizzane714/
Laichani713/
Litsiani711/
Licianio711/
Lizaanne711/
Lidzange711/
Luiciani711/
Licana6719/
Liçanj6713/
Lezane675/
Laitchani674/
Hlitshani672/
Licane672/

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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 Lizani
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