Lekala Surname

114,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,023 people bear this surname

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

Lekala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,7701:14,3711,812
India851:9,024,299181,432
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Lesotho321:63,5178,935
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England41:13,929,515290,718
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Lekala (79) may also be a first name.

Lekala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekala (Marathi: लेकला, Oriya: େଲକଲା) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 114,875th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,811,471 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lekala live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lekala is also the 1,083,225th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 79 people.

Lekala is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,770 people, or 1 in 14,371. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent live. Barring South Africa it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Lekala Last Name Statistics demography

Lekala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.38% less than the national average, earning R 153,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekkala9210,360/
Lekalau92315/
Lekhala92127/
Leikala9225/
Lekgala926/
Loekala925/
Lekalia924/
Lekalla924/
Laekala924/
Lekalai924/
Leekala922/
Leukala922/
Lekaala921/
Lekalat921/
Lekalah921/
Lekalya921/
Liekala921/
Hlekala921/
Lekeala921/
Lekhaila86150/
Lekhahla8644/
Laekalia8628/
Lekaleat8623/
Liekkala8616/
Lekalait869/
Lekkalla868/
Leekkala862/
Lekhalla861/
Leakkala861/
Lokala832,053/
Lekola831,568/
Lekalo83878/
Likala83766/
Lekale83418/
Lekela83181/
Lakala83114/
Leqala8373/
Lekali8310/
Lecala832/
Laekaulla801/
Leekalaay801/
Lokaala77889/
Lakkala77625/
Lekhela77388/
Likhala77380/
Lekaili77195/
Lakalau77159/
Loikala77138/
Lokalia77127/
Lekhalo77117/
Leikola77103/
Lakalay7789/
Leckaly7773/
Liekola7766/
Likalla7765/
Lekhale7763/
Lakalla7758/
Lekgale7744/
Likaula7718/
Lakalai7715/
Lekkali7712/
Lekkela7712/
Lyskala7712/
Lekhali7711/
Lekoula779/
Leikalo779/
Likkala778/
Lakhala778/
Lekkale777/
Leekela777/
Lehkola776/
Lekhola776/
Lokhala775/
Lekaale775/
Lakaila774/
Lekelai774/
Liecala773/
Lekgalo773/
Lescala772/
Lokalai772/
Lokkala771/
Likalia771/
Lekahle771/
Lekelah771/
Laykala771/
Likalau771/
Lekalli771/
Lokalah771/
Lokalea771/
Lekalou771/
Lekelau771/
Leekalo771/
Lakaela771/
Lakahla771/
Laecala771/
Leukale771/
Liekale771/
Liekali771/
Hlakala771/
Lekailo771/
Lekgali771/
Lekgola771/
Lekalet771/
Lekkola770/
Leikkola7189/
Lekhehla7136/
Lekhoela7123/
Luikaila7121/
Likhalat7120/
Leucalla7115/
Luiskala7114/
Leiskola7113/
Lekheila7111/
Lekhaili7110/
Laakkala7110/
Liekkola719/
Lekoilau719/
Lykhalat717/
L'Escala714/
Laikkala714/
Lakkaula713/
Lakkalla711/
Lekhalle711/
Lekkalli711/
Lecaliaj711/
Hlakahla711/
Likaaila711/
Liaikala711/
Hlekehla711/
Lekhohla711/
Lykhalai711/
Lokela672,212/
Lokola67777/
Lokalo67702/
Likalo67562/
Leqela67504/
Likela67424/
Lekolo67368/
Likali67325/
Likola67243/
Likale67227/
Lekoli67199/
Lekhoehla67125/
Lakalo67108/
Lacala6768/
Leqola6765/
Lekole6720/
Locala6712/
Liqela679/
Lekelo677/
Licala675/
Leuccalla674/
Letkhalid674/
Lakaullah671/
Lek'halle671/
Lecale671/
Lecali671/
Loikhalaj671/
Loikhalas671/
Lleucalla671/
Laqala671/
Leqali671/
Leadkalee671/

Lekala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekala in the Oriya language
େଲକଲାelakala-
Lekala in the Marathi language
लेकलाlekala-

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