Leatswe Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Leatswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leatswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Botswana171:128,64318,229

Leatswe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leatswe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leatswe.

How Common Is The Last Name Leatswe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leatswe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Leatswe is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 451,481. In South Africa Leatswe is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 49 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 28 percent are found and Gauteng, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 12 percent are found.

Leatswe Last Name Statistics demography

Leatswe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.96% less than the national average, earning R 140,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latswe921/
Letswee8630/
Leatswa862/
Leacwe77175/
Letswa775/
Letswi771/
Letswai71105/
Hlatswa7113/
Letshwa711/
Leattswith710/
Hlatshwa679/
Lezwe679/
Lazwe675/
Leitschweis671/
Lecwe671/
Hlatswyo671/
Letsvher671/
Leatchue670/

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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 Leatswe
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