Hlekwayo Surname

295,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Hlekwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlekwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2351:43,8695,596
Lesotho471:43,2467,178
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
England11:55,718,059489,080

Hlekwayo (114) may also be a first name.

Hlekwayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hlekwayo is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlekwayo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 295,000th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,636,153 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hlekwayo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Hlekwayo is also the 877,214th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 114 people.

Hlekwayo is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,235 people, or 1 in 43,869. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 85 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 6 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Hlekwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Hlekwayo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.14% less than the national average, earning R 139,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlekwaye881/
Hlekwayd881/
Hlekwoyo881/
Leakway8046/
Lokwayo809/
Lekwayi806/
Leckway805/
Leekway800/
Liekway800/
Hlacwayo755/
Lakway7189/
Lekwai7129/
Legway7115/
Lekwau712/
Lokway712/
Likway711/
Lekwoi711/
Likwaya67443/
Likwayu6778/
Lockway6737/
Likwayi6710/
Legwayi672/
Lokwaye672/
Leekwai672/
Lecwayi671/
Lakwayi671/
Lakwaya671/
Lekweua671/
Lackway670/

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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 Hlekwayo
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