Lebese Surname

63,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,944 people bear this surname

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

Lebese Surname User-submission:

Lebese is a Sotho/Tswana surname in South Africa, equivalent to the surname Milk in English and Melk in Afrikaans.

Lebese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,5921:7,136917
Lesotho2221:9,1562,068
Botswana831:26,3495,307
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Lebese (589) may also be a first name.

Lebese Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lebese is a Sotho/Tswana surname in South Africa, equivalent to the surname Milk in English and Melk in Afrikaans.

- Lesetja Andrew Maoupe

Lebese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lebese is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lebese? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 63,093rd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 917,365 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lebese are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lebese is also the 344,724th most widely held first name globally, held by 589 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,592 people, or 1 in 7,136. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Limpopo, where 29 percent live and North West, where 15 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 3 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Lebese Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lebese earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.68% less than the national average, earning R 143,340 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lebetse9218/
Lebesse923/
Lebesie922/
Lebeshe921/
Lebes9168/
Hlebeshe862/
Lebetsey861/
Lebesech861/
Lebesa832,160/
Lobese831,830/
Libese831,170/
Liebes83334/
Lebeis83172/
Lebets83136/
Lebise83125/
Lebeds8343/
Lebeus8333/
Lebesi8330/
Lebeze8321/
Labese8321/
Lebess8314/
Lebase8314/
Lebose833/
Lebies833/
Lewese833/
Lebest832/
Lebesh832/
Levese831/
Leibes831/
Leubes831/
Lybese831/
Lebeje831/
Leebes830/
Lebege830/
Hlebes830/
Leibeseit801/
Lebesseuh801/
Lebosse77828/
Lebeche77533/
Lebegge77261/
Lebitse77258/
Labesse77200/
Lebeisa77128/
Lebessi7751/
Lebesis7735/
Lebasse7734/
Lebesch7718/
Labiese7714/
Levesey778/
Lebetsi778/
Lebeshi775/
Hlebets775/
Lebeshy774/
Lebeuze774/
Lebedje774/
Lebeage773/
Lebessa773/
Labesie772/
Loebose771/
Lievese771/
Lebeize771/
Leweser771/
Lobeshe771/
Lebeige771/
Lebesha771/
Liebeus771/
Libesey771/
Lebeish771/
Liabese771/
Lebeasa771/
Leboise770/
Leivese770/
Libes73561/
Lebis73371/
Leves73251/
Lebez73109/
Lybes736/
Lebex733/
Lebys731/
Lempesie71341/
Lebessis7186/
Liebesch7112/
Labiesse719/
Lebechee717/
Liebesay716/
Lebeiche715/
Leeviset714/
Lehbeiss712/
Levesett711/
Levessie711/
Lebetche711/
Leboisse711/
Lebossey711/
Lewgesse711/
Levescey711/
Lievesey710/
Leaves674,052/
Lebios671,411/
Lebois671,168/
Labase671,114/
Lebisi67491/
Leeves67467/
Lebuis67274/
Lebech67266/
Lebiez67223/
Lebish67215/
Lebasi67147/
Lebedz67128/
Levise6786/
Levesa6780/
Lebetz6766/
Levesy6758/
Lebosi6754/
Labose6754/
Lybets6741/
Labise6737/
Lobose6729/
Lebisa6728/
Lewise6723/
Lebeshova6721/
Libesa6721/
Levesh6718/
Libesi6718/
Libets6716/
Lobise6712/
Le'bez6711/
Libise6711/
Lebeza6711/
Leveis6710/
Lebaze679/
Liebis677/
Lebuys676/
Libeus676/
Libase675/
Lievesiey675/
Laibes674/
Libege674/
Leivescey674/
Lleves674/
Livese674/
Lebits673/
Lebeji673/
Lewesa673/
Leibezeit672/
Leyves672/
Libies672/
Lebais672/
Lébeis672/
Lebisz672/
Leibecher672/
Lebize672/
Libeze672/
Livees671/
Levess671/
Lebhez671/
Leevis671/
Leibys671/
Hlebez671/
Leives671/
Liwese671/
Llebis671/
Hlebis671/
Leitbeger671/
Leavesiey671/
Lebeci671/
Lebegi671/
Lebige671/
Lebisy671/
Leboys671/
Leboysset671/
Lesbis671/
Libeds671/
Ļebeds671/
Libesh671/
Lobase671/
Leveez671/
Leibis670/
Leveze670/
Libest670/
Letbis670/
Luibes670/
Leibeiger670/
Liebeisch670/
Leaveysey670/
Lybest670/
Lebace670/

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