Lekhele Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekhele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekhele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2631:205,99921,938
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172

Lekhele Last Name Facts

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

Lekhele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺤﻞ, Russian: Лехеле) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekhele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 942,947th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekhele are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 205,999. In South Africa Lekhele is most common in: Free State, where 37 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent reside. Besides South Africa Lekhele occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 4 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.

Lekhele Last Name Statistics demography

Lekhele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.63% less than the national average, earning R 88,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lekhoele93146/
Lekhetle932/
Lekheile931/
Lek'hele931/
Lekhel92726/
Lekele92254/
Lekhoelea8813/
Lekhoehle882/
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Lekhelt8614/
Lekhole869/
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Lekehle861/
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Likhoele80321/
Lecheler80317/
Leqhoele8057/
Lekelesh8049/
Lekheila8011/
Lekoelea803/
Likehele802/
Lekeïhel802/
Lakhaele801/
Lekhalle801/
Lekhheil801/
Leichele801/
Lecheleh801/
Lekheloa801/
Liakhele801/
Lekhoeli801/
Lekelees801/
Leckhelt800/
Likele772,006/
Lokele77995/
Lekale77418/
Lechel77269/
Leqele77204/
Lekela77181/
Lehjel77177/
Legele7779/
Lakele7751/
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Lekeli7711/
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Lekhil772/
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Leakle771/
Lykele771/
Lehgel771/
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Lekhelooa7510/
Lecheleha755/
Leechelle752/
Lek'halle751/
Lekeylesh751/
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Lakehelle751/
Leskelä711,287/
Lechelt71842/
Lechela71761/
Lächele71201/
Leichel71103/
Lekhila7152/
Lekholi7115/
Lajhele7114/
Lekhili7113/
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Lekkela7112/
Lekhali7111/
Lekkale717/
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Legelle716/
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Lecheld716/
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Lekolei714/
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Likelet714/
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Lekhail711/
Lechell711/
Lechetelle711/
Leecole711/
Leekely711/
Lichele711/
Lokaele711/
Lekiela711/
Lekihla711/
Lechiel711/
Likoele711/
Leukale711/
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Leakile711/
Legqele711/
Likeleh711/
Likeley710/
Liechel710/
Leachel710/
Leacele710/
Letchel710/
Legel67959/
Likhoeli67205/
Lekhaila67150/
Lejel6795/
Lejealle6756/
Lekhaili6710/
Lecle676/
Léchelle674/
Lakelieh672/
Luichele672/
Leachell671/
Leachelt671/
Lechella671/
Leggelle671/
Lechellt671/
Lequelle671/
Hlekehla671/
Lekhilla671/
Laychele671/
Likhehla671/
Likieleh671/
Lichelle670/
Letchell670/

Lekhele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekhele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻜﺤﻞlkhl-
Lekhele in the Russian language
Лехелеlehele-

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