Legetho Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Legetho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legetho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Legetho Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Legetho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Legetho occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Legetho live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Legetho is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Legetho is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 71 percent live, North West, where 14 percent live and Northern Cape, where 14 percent live. Excluding South Africa Legetho is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

Legetho Last Name Statistics demography

Legetho earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17% less than the national average, earning R 197,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgetho935,394/
Letgetho931/
Legeto926/
Lekgethoa8810/
Liekgetho882/
Lekgeto8626/
Legotho8618/
Lesetho861/
Lekhetho801,654/
Lekgatho80212/
Lekgetha8087/
Lekgotho8070/
Lekgetoa804/
Lekgheto803/
Lokgetho802/
Lejeto77115/
Legito77110/
Legeta7742/
Legoto7717/
Logeto779/
Leseto772/
Lageto771/
Leseeto71212/
Legieta71144/
Lekgoto7199/
Lekheto7156/
Lagetto7153/
Legatto7151/
Lesitho7113/
Logetto717/
Lekgato717/
Legesta715/
Lekgeta714/
Lesetha713/
Ligotho712/
Legisto712/
Lagheto712/
Legatha712/
Legotto711/
Ledceto711/
Leaseto711/
Loggeto711/
Lecheto711/
Liggeto710/
Lekhetha67308/
Laggetto6742/
Loggetto6726/
Liggetto678/
Likhetho673/
Leegotto672/
Liegieta672/
Lekgotha671/
Lighetto671/
Lekgatha671/
Lechetto671/
Legoetta671/
Legaetta671/
Lokgatho671/

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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 Legetho
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