Lekhela Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekhela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekhela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2961:6,8671,464
South Africa881:615,65646,403
England41:13,929,515290,718

Lekhela (14) may also be a first name.

Lekhela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekhela is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekhela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 742,570th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Lekhela is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekhela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lekhela is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

This last name is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 6,867. In Lesotho Lekhela is primarily concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 70 percent reside, Leribe District, where 22 percent reside and Maseru District, where 6 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Lekhela Last Name Statistics demography

Lekhela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.07% less than the national average, earning R 192,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhehla9336/
Lekhoela9323/
Lekheila9311/
Lekhelat931/
Lekheloa931/
Lekela92181/
Lekhoehla88125/
Lekhoelea8813/
Lekhelooa8810/
Lechela86761/
Lekhele86278/
Lekhala86127/
Lekgela8685/
Leskela8657/
Lekhila8652/
Lekhelo8618/
Lekkela8612/
Leekela867/
Lekhola866/
Likhela864/
Lekelai864/
Lekelah861/
Lekelia861/
Lokhela861/
Lekelau861/
Lekiela861/
Lekihla861/
Lekheli861/
Lekeala861/
Lekhoeleea821/
Lechelah80410/
Lekhehle80384/
Lekhaila80150/
Lekhahla8044/
Letchela8021/
Lekoelea803/
Lekhetle802/
Lekhalla801/
Lekheile801/
Lechella801/
Lek'hele801/
Hlekehla801/
Lekhilla801/
Lekhoelo801/
Lekhohla801/
Likhehla801/
Lekala774,023/
Lokela772,212/
Lekola771,568/
Leqela77504/
Likela77424/
Lekele77254/
Legela77183/
Lakela77151/
Lekila7763/
Lejela7729/
Lekeli7711/
Lecela7710/
Lekelo777/
Lekely776/
Lechellah751/
Lokhoehla751/
Likhoehla751/
Lekkala7110,360/
Leskelä711,287/
Likhala71380/
Lekalau71315/
Lekholo71231/
Lekhalo71117/
Likhola71106/
Leikola71103/
Liekola7166/
Lokelia7148/
Leikala7125/
Lekgele7125/
Lokelya7121/
Lahkela7120/
Likhele7117/
Lekhili7113/
Lehceli7113/
Lokhelo7111/
Lechele719/
Lokhila719/
Lichela718/
Lakhala718/
Lehkola716/
Loekala715/
Lokhala715/
Hlekelo715/
Lekalia714/
Lekalla714/
Lekylai714/
Lekelei714/
Laekala714/
Laikela714/
Leqoela714/
Lekalai714/
Lakkela713/
Leggela713/
Leekala712/
Lakelia712/
Leukala712/
Lekgeli712/
Hlikela712/
Lokkela711/
Liakela711/
Lejella711/
Lekaala711/
Leekely711/
Lekalah711/
Lekehle711/
Liokela711/
Lekalya711/
Lakaela711/
Lakhila711/
Lakiela711/
Leskele711/
Liekala711/
Liekelo711/
Lekkeslaap711/
Lekeleh711/
Hlekala711/
Lekilia711/
Lekgelo711/
Lekgila711/
Lechelo711/
Lechila711/
Lehcila711/
Lykhele711/
Laqhela711/
Lokhyla711/
Lakeela710/
Legella710/
Lekkola710/
Lykholai67357/
Licheula67333/
Hlokohla67118/
Likholay67116/
Hlikihla67106/
Leikkola6789/
Lekelesh6749/
Laekalia6728/
Liekkala6716/
Lekhaili6710/
Liekkola679/
Lehekolo679/
Lekoilau679/
Lekkalla678/
Lokeliau678/
Laichela673/
Lykholay672/
Leekkala672/
Likehele672/
Lykholah672/
Lakholia671/
Lejeilla671/
Leakkala671/
Leggella671/
Leichele671/
Lecheleh671/
Lokhilah671/
Lakoelia671/
Lekelees671/
Lehchila671/
Lykhalai671/
Lockelay670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekhela
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