Leketla Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Leketla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 24 | 1:84,690 | 10,225 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Leketla (11) may also be a first name.
Leketla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leketla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leketla is most common in Lesotho. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leketla? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Leketla is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leketla are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Leketla is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename globally, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 84,690. In Lesotho it is most common in: Maseru District, where 58 percent are found and Berea District, where 42 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekgetla | 93 | 9 | / |
| Lekhetla | 93 | 3 | / |
| Lekhoetla | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lekitla | 86 | 92 | / |
| Lekotla | 86 | 6 | / |
| Liketla | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lekatla | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laketla | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lekhotla | 80 | 1,284 | / |
| Lekhatla | 80 | 106 | / |
| Likoetla | 80 | 39 | / |
| Lekhitla | 80 | 16 | / |
| Lekgetlo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lekhetle | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lekgitla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likotla | 71 | 14 | / |
| Lakkitla | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lakhatla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lekhotlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlakotla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakkatla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lechetelle | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Leketla
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