Lekato Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lekato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Lekato (18) may also be a first name.

Lekato Last Name Facts

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

Lekato occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekato? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Lekato is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekato live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lekato is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name globally, borne by 18 people.

The surname Lekato is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Lekato Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekatoo92800/
Lekgato927/
Lekatou925/
Lekatos922/
Leukato921/
Lekgatho86212/
Leikasto866/
Lekoto831,599/
Lekata83790/
Leketo83252/
Lecato83228/
Lokato8389/
Lakato8356/
Likato8356/
Likatho77498/
Lekgoto7799/
Lekauta7768/
Lekheto7756/
Lakatoo7745/
Lekgata7733/
Lakatoș7710/
Lekhoto779/
Lakatoi776/
Lekotho774/
Luikato774/
Leketho773/
Lescato772/
Lekhata772/
Lekotto772/
Laecato772/
Lokaito772/
Leketoo771/
Lekatas771/
Lakaito771/
Lakhato771/
Laekata771/
Lekqoto771/
Lekatha771/
Lokatoi771/
Lekhetho711,654/
Lekhatha71110/
Lekhotho7186/
Lekgotho7170/
Lekeateu7126/
Likhatho719/
Lekoutou715/
Lekgatha711/
Leikatas711/
Lekota672,614/
Lokoto671,674/
Lokata67894/
Likata67842/
Leketa67467/
Likoto67443/
Lacoto67347/
Lakata67313/
Loketo67295/
Licato67252/
Lecoto67101/
Liketo6790/
Lakoto6728/
Laketo6722/
Lacato674/
Liecketto673/
Liekaaita671/
Lecata670/

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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 Lekato
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