Lekhesa Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekhesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekhesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1031:19,7344,129
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekhesa (20) may also be a first name.

Lekhesa Last Name Facts

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

Lekhesa is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekhesa? popularity and diffusion

Lekhesa is the 1,189,614th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. Lekhesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekhesa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lekhesa is also the 2,446,817th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 19,734. In Lesotho Lekhesa is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 87 percent live, Leribe District, where 6 percent live and Berea District, where 5 percent live. Apart from Lesotho it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 47 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Lekhesa Last Name Statistics demography

Lekhesa earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning R 235,308 per year.

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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 Lekhesa
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