Lehwete Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lehwete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehwete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Lehwete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lehwete occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lehwete.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehwete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lehwete live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Lehwete is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 53 percent are found, Limpopo, where 37 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Lehwete is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 5 percent are found.

Lehwete Last Name Statistics demography

Lehwete earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.42% less than the national average, earning R 155,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewete9250/
Lehwety86122/
Lewetie861/
Lechwety809/
Lehweiti801/
Lebete77810/
Levete77138/
Lowete7762/
Lewate7722/
Lawete7710/
Lewite773/
Leweta772/
Liwete771/
Lewety770/
Lebethe712,225/
Levette71482/
Lowette71266/
Lewaite7144/
Lewites7138/
Lebette7124/
Lewitte7114/
Leveste719/
Lewhite715/
Leibete713/
Lahwate712/
Loveete711/
Lehwity711/
Leviete711/
Lahwety711/
Levethe711/
Hlebete711/
Liswete711/
Lebeteh711/
Lebetee711/
Lewateh711/
Lavhete711/
Lhawate711/
Leveter710/
Laevete710/
Lebhite710/
Lewitter6755/
Levester6739/
Leveutte677/
Levetter676/
Lohwitee675/
Levettet675/
Leshwiti674/
Leavette674/
Loveette674/
Leewhite673/
Leviette672/
Lewwetty671/
Leebette671/
Levetett671/
Leveatte671/
Loevette671/
Lawoetey671/
Leivette670/

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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 Lehwete
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis