Ledwaba Surname

18,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,387 people bear this surname

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

Ledwaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ledwaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa30,2961:1,788219
England571:977,51048,999
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Ledwaba (94) may also be a first name.

Ledwaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ledwaba is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledwaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ledwaba is the 18,157th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 239,824 people. The surname Ledwaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ledwaba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ledwaba is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 94 people.

Ledwaba is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 30,296 people, or 1 in 1,788. In South Africa Ledwaba is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 40 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Ledwaba Last Name Statistics demography

Ledwaba earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.71% less than the national average, earning R 188,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letwaba863,281/
Leduaba8622/
Lidwaba866/
Lodwaba865/
Ladwaba864/
Ledwabo862/
Ledwabe862/
Ledweba861/
Letwabe7111/
Litwaba713/
Latwaba712/
Letuaba712/
Letwabo711/
Lidweba711/
Lithwaba671/
Lotuaba578/
Liduabi571/
Letuabo571/
Letuampa531/

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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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  • 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 Ledwaba
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