Lekgoba Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekgoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekgoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
Botswana1491:14,6772,860

Lekgoba (158) may also be a first name.

Lekgoba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekgoba is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekgoba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 841,044th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekgoba reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 158 people.

The surname Lekgoba is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 304,369. In South Africa Lekgoba is most common in: Gauteng, where 32 percent are found, North West, where 29 percent are found and Limpopo, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 46 percent are found.

Lekgoba Last Name Statistics demography

Lekgoba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.72% less than the national average, earning R 107,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgoeba938/
Lekoba921,440/
Legoba92127/
Lekhoba86856/
Lekgaba86259/
Lekouba86203/
Lekgobo8685/
Leghoba8612/
Leikoiba804/
Lekaba771,370/
Likoba77369/
Legobe77251/
Lekobo77148/
Ligoba77123/
Legobo7763/
Legobi7717/
Lagoba777/
Leqoba773/
Legaba773/
Logoba772/
Lecoba771/
Legeba771/
Liekhuoba751/
Lekgabe71357/
Lekhobo71253/
Likouba71217/
Lekobou71117/
Leqhoba7128/
Lokgaba7122/
Legoube7113/
Lekhaba716/
Lagouba716/
Lekabea714/
Lekgabo714/
Lekgabi712/
Ledkaba712/
Legoubé712/
Likhoba711/
Liagoba711/
Legoobe711/
Legobje711/
Leckaba711/
Legoubo711/
Lekoubo711/
Lekoubou67225/
Legoubey6711/
Lekhabai6710/
Leikompa671/
Lyagooba671/
Laikobai671/

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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 Lekgoba
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