Leabua Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leabua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leabua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho511:39,8546,821
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Leabua (634) may also be a first name.

Leabua Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Leabua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leabua is the 2,555,468th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Leabua are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 330,552nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 634 people.

It is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 39,854. In Lesotho Leabua is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 57 percent reside, Maseru District, where 31 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 6 percent reside. Barring Lesotho Leabua is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leabuoa9211/
Labua91626/
Lebua9116/
Laebua83313/
Laibua83158/
Laubua8318/
Laybua8311/
Latbua837/
Labuat834/
Labuay831/
Luebua831/
Labuhai774/
Labba732,642/
Lafua73566/
Lapua73561/
Libua73179/
Labwa73178/
Labuo7312/
Lefua7311/
Lavua739/
Levua737/
Lepua735/
Lebuo731/
Labva731/
Liabhuad711/
Labbay67506/
Labbai67226/
Labwah67106/
Laupua6734/
Litbua6731/
Labbou6723/
Lavuah6716/
Lawbau675/
Libuas674/
Lebbou674/
Labbha674/
Leipua673/
Lafuay673/
Liabwa673/
Lavuha672/
Loybua672/
Laffua672/
Lempua671/
Laufua671/
Lampua671/
Laphua671/
Lyapua671/
Laabba671/
Labbaa671/
Labbaj671/
Lauwba671/
Labwwa671/
Laepua671/
Lappua671/
Laubuo671/
Labwas671/
Lepuas671/
Liapua671/
Labuos670/

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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
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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 Leabua
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