Lekesi Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Lekesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Lekéši (1) are calculated separately.

Lekesi (10) may also be a first name.

Lekesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekesi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Lekéši. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Lekesi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekesi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Free State, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 44 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Lekesi Last Name Statistics demography

Lekesi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.63% more than the national average, earning R 357,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhesi92154/
Lekeesi924/
Lekessi921/
Lekéši891/
Lekesier865/
Lekasi8360/
Lekese8342/
Lekesa8342/
Lekisi8340/
Lakesi8338/
Likesi8334/
Lekeji833/
Lokesi832/
Lekesy831/
Lekosi831/
Lekeci831/
Lekhesa77199/
Leccesi77163/
Lekhasi7777/
Lekesse7765/
Lechesi7741/
Lekedji7719/
Leckési7717/
Lekeses7714/
Lekessa7713/
Lakesui7711/
Lekesys778/
Lekesha776/
Lecessi776/
Lekešys775/
Lokeshi775/
Lekassi772/
Lakeshi772/
Lyakesi772/
Lekgese771/
Likessi771/
Lekeshe771/
Laekese771/
Leckese771/
Lekedzi771/
Lekossi771/
Hlekisi771/
Lekoeshe717/
Lackeshi714/
Lekeisha714/
Lekeesha712/
Lekhasie712/
Lecchesi712/
Legkeset711/
Lekiesha711/
Lekhasih711/
Lakeeshi711/
Lakhesih711/
Lekeysha710/
Likasi67305/
Lokese67301/
Lokosi67202/
Lakosi67170/
Lokasi67138/
Likese67137/
Lakasi6793/
Lokisi6767/
Lakisi6757/
Lekisa6756/
Likosi6752/
Likesa6750/
Likeji679/
Lekose677/
Lekeza675/
Lekici674/
Lekiçi673/
Lekase672/
Lecese672/
Loekkesee672/
Lekege672/
Likisi672/
Lekhechit671/
Lekeje671/
Lekiza671/
Leekeisha671/
Letkesses671/
Leqese671/
Lykesa671/
Lekazi671/
Lekeusseu671/
Lekise671/
Lakezi671/
Lakese670/

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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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  • 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 Lekesi
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