Lekete Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2631:205,99921,938
Lesotho851:23,9124,831
Benin181:574,20035,798
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Lekete (135) may also be a first name.

Lekete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekete is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 739,868th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. The last name Lekete is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekete reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lekete is also the 797,647th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 135 people.

The surname Lekete is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 205,999. In South Africa Lekete is mostly found in: North West, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Free State, where 14 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 22 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.

Lekete Last Name Statistics demography

Lekete earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.32% less than the national average, earning R 110,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekeete92170/
Lekoete9258/
Leketeu922/
Hlekete921/
Lekeate921/
Lekhete921/
Lekethe921/
Leekete920/
Leket91318/
Lekettey86442/
Lekhethe86115/
Lekeuteu8635/
Lekeateu8626/
Lekgethe866/
Lekhoete862/
Hlekethe862/
Lekoetie861/
Leketi83611/
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Lekote83419/
Lekate83276/
Lokete83157/
Likete8375/
Lekiet8326/
Lekket835/
Lekite833/
Lekhet832/
Lakete832/
Leiket831/
Lecket831/
Leaket831/
Lekyte831/
Lekeet831/
Lekites77122/
Lakhete7733/
Laketeu7730/
Likhete7725/
Leckett7719/
Liekyte7711/
Lekaite7710/
Lekkhet778/
Lekheta775/
Likgete774/
Leikett773/
Lockete773/
Lekhate773/
Lekkate773/
Liketer772/
Lekeith771/
Loketie771/
Lekhiet771/
Leketha771/
Lequete771/
Lekitei771/
Lekitet771/
Lekoite771/
Lekatei771/
Lakethe771/
Lokethe771/
Leekite770/
Liket73230/
Lekit7330/
Lecet735/
Likhethe71594/
Lequette71511/
Lockette71443/
Lekhetha71308/
Lechette7162/
Likgethe712/
Leeskeet711/
Leikaite711/
L'O'kete711/
Lequeste711/
Lekhetoa711/
Leketoha711/
Likhoete711/
Lokite67983/
Lokote67803/
Likote67668/
Lequet67578/
Lokate67373/
Lekita67201/
Likate67190/
Lekhethoa6778/
Lechet6770/
Lakate6762/
Loketi6742/
Lecate6736/
Liketa6736/
Lekati6733/
Lakite6730/
Lekity6728/
Laketi6724/
Lykkested6717/
Lecote6712/
Licket6711/
Likeit6710/
Lakote679/
Likite679/
Loiket679/
Loyket679/
Leekit675/
Lekiti675/
Lajket674/
Lekkit674/
Leqeti674/
Lecite673/
Lakyte672/
Leketaitė672/
Lokety671/
Layket671/
Lykets671/
Leaqet671/
Leichette671/
Lecīte671/
Likeat671/
Liketi671/
Laiket671/
Lickeiter670/

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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 Lekete
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