Lediga Surname

241,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,654 people bear this surname

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

Lediga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lediga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6501:32,8354,210
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Lediga (28) may also be a first name.

Lediga Last Name Facts

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

Lediga occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lediga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 241,541st most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,406,013 people. Lediga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lediga reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread forename globally It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,650 people, or 1 in 32,835. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 49 percent reside, Gauteng, where 42 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa Lediga is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Lediga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lediga has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lediga last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lediga Last Name Statistics demography

Lediga earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.52% less than the national average, earning R 162,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leddiga921/
Ledikga921/
Leidiga921/
Lodiga83303/
Ladiga8374/
Ledigo8325/
Ledige834/
Līdiga832/
Lidiga832/
Ledega830/
Lediger77102/
Leddige7766/
Laddiga779/
Leduigo771/
Ledigis770/
Leidiger71115/
Leduigou7149/
Lediguer711/
Leadiger710/
Ladega67591/
Ladigo6774/
Ledego6760/
Laduga6721/
Lodega6715/
Lidigo671/
Lidega671/
Lodigo671/
Loduga671/
Lidige670/

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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 Lediga
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