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 surname Lekete occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 739,868th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. The last name Lekete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekete reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 135 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 205,999. In South Africa Lekete is primarily found in: North West, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Free State, where 14 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 5 percent reside.

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/
Leketa83467/
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
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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 Lekete
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