Lejou Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

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

Lejou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lejou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Lejou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lejou is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lejou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lejou are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,693,053. In South Africa Lejou is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 81 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa Lejou exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.

Lejou Last Name Statistics demography

Lejou earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.6% less than the national average, earning R 41,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ledjou911,958/
Letjou9187/
Lejoux9180/
Lejout9112/
Lejoue912/
Leijou911/
Lejoua911/
Leju893,815/
Leou891,130/
Lejo89672/
Ljou892/
Leedjou83219/
Ledjoux836/
Leidjou833/
Ledjoue832/
Leîdjou831/
Leïdjou831/
Ledjoud831/
Lezou801,320/
Lehou80707/
Lecou80474/
Lejau80409/
Lojou80226/
Lejot80194/
Lejiu80171/
Lieou8098/
Lajou8096/
Lejop8093/
Ledjo8090/
Leijo8075/
Leiju8071/
Leous8042/
Leyou8038/
Lejju8036/
Lesou8036/
Leaou8026/
Leeju8021/
Lejoh8016/
Letju809/
Leejo808/
Lejzo808/
Leoux806/
Lejoi806/
Lejeu804/
Lejoy804/
Llejo803/
Lejco802/
Lejoo801/
Leout801/
Lieju801/
Lyjou801/
Lejjo801/
Leouh801/
Leoup801/
Lehedjou7719/
Leedjoue772/
Lehjouji771/
Lju7555/
Lehoux736,020/
Leizou73298/
Lieyou73101/
Lechou7381/
Leisou7359/
Letjoi7346/
Laijou7339/
Lehout7337/
Lesous7327/
Lahjou7315/
Lesout7314/
Leehou7310/
Legijo738/
Lekhou737/
Lojouj737/
Lejudd737/
Ledjop736/
Lejoie736/
Leejoi736/
Leeoux735/
Lehous735/
Lezhou735/
Leejoy735/
Lajoud734/
Leyoua734/
Lejust734/
Ledjeu734/
Lehohu734/
Letdjo733/
Lezouz732/
Lidjou732/
Lesoue732/
Leujeu732/
Lejoya732/
Leeyou732/
Leyouh731/
Leyout731/
Lesoux731/
Lajouj731/
Lejuie731/
Lejaut731/
Lehyou731/
Lejaud731/
Loujou731/
Lédjou731/
Hledjo731/
Leiyou731/
Lejeue731/
Ledjoh731/
Ledjoi731/
Leaouj731/
Leasou731/
Leahou731/
Lajaou731/
Lajoua731/
Leuhou731/
Leujui731/
Lesgou731/
Lesouz731/
Leoush731/
Lhajou731/
Lhjouj731/
Leejoo731/
Lehaou731/
Lesoud731/
Letjoy731/
Leujau731/
Lieu6727,875/
Leão6721,665/
Leja679,839/
Leso676,134/
Liou673,292/
Lijo672,299/
Leeu672,202/
Leau671,960/
Liju671,692/
Lesu671,615/
Lezo671,369/
Luju671,027/
Lecu67680/
Leco67645/
Lehu67588/
Lezu67225/
Lahjouj67171/
Lejault67167/
Leyu67116/
Ljus67105/
Lyou67101/
Leoe6777/
Leiu6760/
Loyu6755/
Lexo6741/
Laidjou6736/
Lechoux6732/
Leoo6726/
Lehoult6725/
Loju6725/
Lueu6722/
Lecohue6720/
Loiu6719/
Lehioui6719/
Letchou6713/
Lejeaux6711/
Lesoult678/
Ljau677/
Lezaoue675/
Le'u675/
Lexu674/
Louu674/
Lesoues674/
Lajeoud673/
Lesoued673/
Lejá673/
Ledjeuh673/
Leizhou673/
Ljoe672/
Ljhu672/
Ljyu672/
Leazouz671/
Leejoye671/
Lieyouh671/
Legioux671/
Ledjeud671/
Leedjui671/
Lesouhe671/
Leuchou671/
Lidjoue671/
Lechout671/
Lezouch671/
Ljco671/
Ljeu671/
Ljho671/
Ljiu671/
Ljso671/
Ljsu671/
Ljud671/
Ljuh671/
Lheejoo671/
Lechoud671/
Leisout670/

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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 Lejou
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