Lechaba Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

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

Lechaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lechaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6611:81,96310,112
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Lechaba (42) may also be a first name.

Lechaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lechaba is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lechaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Lechaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lechaba is the 497,847th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name Lechaba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lechaba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lechaba is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 81,963. In South Africa Lechaba is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 45 percent live, North West, where 27 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 0 percent live.

Lechaba Last Name Statistics demography

Lechaba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.09% less than the national average, earning R 166,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecaba921/
Leshaba866,998/
Lichaba861,937/
Lechoba86200/
Lekhaba866/
Lehhaba866/
Lecheba862/
Lechabi862/
Letshaba80429/
Lochabay8079/
Lachabai8038/
Lekhabai8010/
Lieshaba803/
Leshabaa802/
Lechhabe802/
Lechahbi802/
Lechhabi801/
Leishaba801/
Lachaaba801/
Lesçhaba801/
Lechavat800/
Lesaba77158/
Lejaba7764/
Lecava7711/
Lezaba772/
Lecoba771/
Ljcaba771/
Lachabhai757/
Leechampa751/
Lachhabai751/
Lekhabhai751/
Lezhava713,192/
Letsaba711,329/
Lekhoba71856/
Lishaba71119/
Lichabe7187/
Lechova7179/
Lessaba7116/
Letšaba7116/
Lekhabi7114/
Liecava719/
Lechebo717/
Ledzaba717/
Likhaba713/
Lesabea712/
Leshava712/
Lechobo711/
Letzaba711/
Leshoba711/
Lechowa711/
Lekhabo711/
Lichawa711/
Lachabo711/
Lehjabe711/
Lichoba711/
Lezhoba711/
Letshabo672,587/
Lechauve67391/
Lets'aba67385/
Let'saba6767/
Litshaba6711/
Leshavha6711/
Llecahua677/
Letshoba673/
Letsaaba672/
Lidchawa671/
Letsa'ba671/
Lethsabo671/
Lachaboi671/
Likhabai671/
Lochobay671/

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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 Lechaba
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