Lekgowe Surname

303,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekgowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekgowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1,0151:2,155228
South Africa2321:233,52524,103
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Lekgowe (321) may also be a first name.

Lekgowe Last Name Facts

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

Lekgowe is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekgowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,021st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,820,724 people. Lekgowe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekgowe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 489,856th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 321 people.

The last name Lekgowe is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is carried by 1,015 people, or 1 in 2,155. Excluding Botswana it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Lekgowe Last Name Statistics demography

Lekgowe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.49% less than the national average, earning R 129,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Legowe925/
Lekgow921/
Lekgoye8627/
Legower8614/
Legojwe869/
Lokgowe861/
Legowie861/
Legoe83249/
Legow8362/
Ligowe771,176/
Lekgoa77599/
Legobe77251/
Leggoe77204/
Legoue7724/
Legoje7718/
Legawe7717/
Lekgae775/
Legewe772/
Lekgey772/
Legoye771/
Lekgoi771/
Leagoe771/
Legoei771/
Legowy771/
Leagow770/
Legoie770/
Leugoue71444/
Legoiwa71232/
Leighow71163/
Legewie7174/
Legogie7173/
Legoube7113/
Legoues718/
Legouez717/
Lekgooa715/
Legouet714/
Lekgawa712/
Legouee712/
Leggewe712/
Legoobe711/
Lekguwa711/
Legouie711/
Loegoue711/
Ligowie710/
Legae672,239/
Legou67433/
Leggewie67186/
Legoy67183/
Legey67128/
Lygoe6753/
Legea6748/
Lekgauwa6747/
Legoa6729/
Legouehi6722/
Legovets6719/
Ligow6718/
Legoubey6711/
Legoi673/
Leggover671/
Legouiet671/
Legaw671/
Leighhow670/
Ligoe670/

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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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  • 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 Lekgowe
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