Lekekela Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

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

Lekekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5201:104,18812,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekekela Last Name Facts

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

Lekekela is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lekekela.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekekela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 596,518th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekekela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Lekekela is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 520 people, or 1 in 104,188. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 61 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and North West, where 7 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Lekekela Last Name Statistics demography

Lekekela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.49% less than the national average, earning R 115,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likekela8828/
Lekekele8815/
Lekokela883/
Lekekelo881/
Lekikele7590/
Lokekola7555/
Likekele7537/
Lokakela754/
Likakela754/
Lekakala754/
Likekeli751/
Likokela751/
Liekakila714/
Lokokola63130/
Likakelo63117/
Likakola6355/
Likokola6321/
Likakala634/
Likakila631/
Lokokala631/
Lokakala631/
Lekhokolo591/
Likokolo5027/
Lokokolo504/
Likikili501/

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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 Lekekela
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