Lekale Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

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

Lekale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3981:136,12515,765
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lekale (21) may also be a first name.

Lekale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekale (Marathi: लेकळे) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lekale.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 703,644th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekale live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lekale is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 21 people.

The last name Lekale is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 136,125. In South Africa Lekale is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and North West, where 19 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Lekale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lekale surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lekale earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.85% less than the national average, earning R 164,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhale9263/
Lekgale9244/
Lekkale927/
Lekaale925/
Lekahle921/
Leukale921/
Liekale921/
Lekalet921/
Lekal91168/
Lekaleat8623/
Lekehale8618/
Lekhalle861/
Lekhal838,411/
Lekala834,023/
Lokale832,367/
Lekele83254/
Likale83227/
Lakale8389/
Lekkal8344/
Lekole8320/
Lekali8310/
Lekile832/
Lecale831/
Lekail831/
Leikal831/
Lek'halle801/
Leadkalee801/
Lekkala7710,360/
Lokaale772,281/
Lokalei771,170/
Likhale77411/
Lekhele77278/
Lescale77206/
Lekaili77195/
Lekhala77127/
Leckaly7773/
Lekhall7769/
Lakhale7755/
Leckhal7739/
Leikala7725/
Lek'hal7721/
Lakaley7720/
Lekahal7718/
Lekkali7712/
Lekhali7711/
Likgale7711/
Lekhole779/
Lekoule778/
Lakalei776/
Leekaal775/
Lekalia774/
Lekalla774/
Lekelei774/
Lekolei774/
Likalle774/
Lahkale774/
Liakale774/
Lekalai774/
Likaley774/
Leikhal773/
Lyakale773/
Lakalej772/
Leekala772/
Lekhhal772/
Lecalle772/
Lekgole772/
Lekaala771/
Lekhail771/
Lekkall771/
L'Ekhal771/
Lekalli771/
Lekehle771/
Loekali771/
Lokalea771/
Lekalya771/
Leaqole771/
Lecalez771/
Likaale771/
Liekala771/
Liekali771/
Lekeleh771/
Lokaley771/
Lakalle771/
Hlakale771/
Hlekala771/
Lekeala771/
Lekgali771/
Leakile771/
Lokalee771/
Likal73150/
Lekol7389/
Lecal7314/
Lecaille711,322/
Lokaalei71512/
Lekhehle71384/
Lekhaila71150/
Lekhoele71146/
Lescalle7158/
Lekkahal7123/
Lecaulle7119/
Lescalet7117/
Liekkala7116/
Lekouele7115/
Lekhaili7110/
Lekalait719/
Lekkalla718/
Lekgoele716/
Lekhhall715/
L'Escale715/
Lekehali714/
Likalesh714/
Lykhalet714/
Lekoelea713/
Leekkala712/
Lek'hall711/
Lekhalla711/
Lekheile711/
Lekkalli711/
Leakkala711/
Lek'hele711/
Lekholet711/
Lokhalei711/
Lekola671,568/
Lescaille671,016/
Likala67766/
Likali67325/
Lokali67281/
Lecole67246/
Lakali67212/
Leqele67204/
Lekoli67199/
Lecaillet67159/
Lecaillez6771/
Lequaglie6757/
Lescal6737/
Lecaselle6737/
Lacale6724/
Lecaillie6714/
Lekhoelea6713/
Lecail6712/
Lekeli6711/
Laqale679/
Lescalett678/
Lescaleet677/
Lekely676/
Lekool676/
Lescallet675/
Leckiyala674/
Letkhalid674/
Likhal673/
Lescaylle673/
Locale673/
Leakol673/
Lezcaille672/
Lecala672/
Likail672/
Lekhoehle672/
Lescallee671/
Leck'hall671/
Leikol671/
Lecali671/
Loikal671/
Lekold671/
Lecailler671/
Leqali671/
Liecal671/
Licale671/
Leqhal671/
Lekeylesh671/
Lekgoelea671/
Leekalaay671/
Lecall670/

Lekale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekale in the Marathi language
लेकळेlekale-

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