Lekata Surname

434,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5211:103,98812,572
Lesotho2361:8,6131,940
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekata (113) may also be a first name.

Lekata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekata is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 434,913th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,224,742 people. Lekata occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekata reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 113 people.

The last name Lekata is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 521 people, or 1 in 103,988. In South Africa Lekata is primarily found in: Free State, where 31 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 30 percent live and Gauteng, where 22 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Lekata Last Name Statistics demography

Lekata earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.77% less than the national average, earning R 133,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekatai9296/
Lekauta9268/
Lekgata9233/
Lekhata922/
Lekatas921/
Laekata921/
Lekatha921/
Lekhatha86110/
Leikatas861/
Lekgatha861/
Lekota832,614/
Lokata83894/
Likata83842/
Leketa83467/
Lakata83313/
Lekate83276/
Lekato8354/
Lekati8333/
Lecata830/
Liekaaita801/
Lekatoo77800/
Lekatis77101/
Lekgate7778/
Liakata7765/
Lakatta7749/
Lyokata7742/
Lakatha7742/
Lakaata7738/
Legkota7719/
Leskota7713/
Lekaite7710/
Lecatta779/
Leucata777/
Lekates777/
Lakatau777/
Lekgato777/
Lekatou775/
Lekheta775/
Lekathy774/
Lekhota774/
Lakhata773/
Lekhate773/
Lekkate773/
Likhata772/
Lakkata772/
Lekatos772/
Lekouta772/
Lekgota772/
Lekhati772/
Likatha772/
Lehkota772/
Lykhata772/
Lokatea771/
Lokatha771/
Lekkati771/
Lekoita771/
Leikota771/
Lokatay771/
Lokatta771/
Lekoeta771/
Lekeate771/
Leukato771/
Lekatei771/
Lekatit771/
Lekatje771/
Liekota771/
Lykatad770/
Lekgatho71212/
Lekathip7136/
Lekostaj7134/
Lekeateu7126/
Lychkata7126/
Lekgathe7121/
Liakhata7112/
Leckouta719/
Leikasto716/
Lekostay714/
Lekathie713/
Lekgathi712/
Lekhathe712/
Lakkatta711/
Leikaite711/
Likhatha711/
Licata6716,651/
Lokota672,152/
Lakota672,031/
Lekoto671,599/
Laketa67673/
Likota67621/
Lekote67419/
Leketo67252/
Lecato67228/
Likate67190/
Leqeta67157/
Likati67156/
Loketa67116/
Lacota67105/
Lokato6789/
Lakato6756/
Likato6756/
Lecate6736/
Liketa6736/
Lacata6718/
Lecati6711/
Loqata6710/
Likaty675/
Lekhathip674/
Locata673/
Laqeta671/
Lekgkathe671/
Lecota670/

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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 Lekata
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