Leketa Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leketa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leketa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2221:9,1562,068
South Africa1441:376,23433,811
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Leketa (119) may also be a first name.

Leketa Last Name Facts

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

Leketa is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leketa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 648,005th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Leketa live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Leketa is also the 856,040th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 119 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 9,156. In Lesotho it is most common in: Maseru District, where 27 percent are found, Quthing District, where 19 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 18 percent are found. Not including Lesotho it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Leketa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Leketa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning R 160,320 per year and in United States they earn 73.55% more than the national average, earning $74,885 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekheta925/
Lekgeta924/
Lekoeta921/
Leketha921/
Lekhetha86308/
Lekgetha8687/
Lekestad863/
Lekhetoa861/
Leketoha861/
Lekota832,614/
Lekata83790/
Laketa83673/
Leketi83611/
Leceta83482/
Lekete83390/
Leketo83252/
Lekita83201/
Leqeta83157/
Loketa83116/
Liketa8336/
Lekhethoa8078/
Leketaitė802/
Lecheta77431/
Lekeete77170/
Loekita77146/
Lekatai7796/
Lekheto7756/
Leqetha7739/
Lekgeto7726/
Legkota7719/
Lakeita775/
Lekitta775/
Lekhota774/
Lakeeta773/
Leketho773/
Lakheta772/
Leketeu772/
Lekhata772/
Lehkota772/
Laketha771/
Laketta771/
Liketha771/
Lekitha771/
Lekoita771/
Lequeta771/
Leikota771/
Hlekete771/
Lekeate771/
Leketoo771/
Laiketa771/
Laekata771/
Lekhete771/
Lekitet771/
Lekatha771/
Lekethe771/
Liekota771/
Lyketta770/
Leekete770/
Lekgetho715,394/
Lekhetho711,654/
Lekettey71442/
Lekhethe71115/
Lekhatha71110/
Likhetha7154/
Lekeuteu7135/
Lekeateu7126/
Lechetta7111/
Lekgethe716/
Locketta713/
Lacketta712/
Lakeitha712/
Lakietha712/
Hlekethe712/
Likeetha711/
Lekhotha711/
Lakethai711/
Laqueeta710/
Likita676,820/
Lokota672,152/
Lakota672,031/
Lekoto671,599/
Lokata67894/
Likata67842/
Likota67621/
Lecita67348/
Lokita67340/
Lakata67313/
Loketo67295/
Lakita67231/
Liceta67191/
Liketo6790/
Likete6775/
Lekato6754/
Lekito6729/
Lekity6728/
Laketo6722/
Lokyta6721/
Lekiti675/
Leqeti674/
Liecketto673/
Lekite673/
Lyckestad672/
Liketi671/
Liekaaita671/
Lekyte671/
Lakkeetha671/
Laqeta671/
Lecata670/
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 Leketa
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