Lekhetho Surname

241,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekhetho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekhetho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8991:60,2647,610
Lesotho7541:2,696410
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lekhetho (1,266) may also be a first name.

Lekhetho Last Name Facts

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

Lekhetho is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekhetho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 241,541st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,406,013 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekhetho are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lekhetho is also the 221,792nd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 1,266 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 899 people, or 1 in 60,264. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 22 percent reside and North West, where 10 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 46 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Lekhetho Last Name Statistics demography

Lekhetho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.27% less than the national average, earning R 92,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhethoa9478/
Lekheto9356/
Leketho933/
Lekgetho885,394/
Lekhetha88308/
Lekhotho8886/
Likhetho883/
Lekhetoa881/
Lokhetho881/
Leketo86252/
Lekgeto8026/
Lakheto8014/
Lekhoto809/
Legetho808/
Lekheta805/
Lekotho804/
Loketho802/
Leketha801/
Leketoo801/
Lecheto801/
Lekhatha75110/
Lekgetha7587/
Likhotho7561/
Likhetha7554/
Likhatho759/
Leketoha751/
Lekhotha751/
Lechetto751/
Lekoto711,599/
Leketa71467/
Loketo71295/
Lejeto71115/
Liketo7190/
Lekato7154/
Lekito7129/
Laketo7122/
Legeto716/
Liecketto713/
Loekito67913/
Lekatoo67800/
Likatho67498/
Lecheta67431/
Lokotho6783/
Lekitoo6744/
Leqetha6739/
Likhoto678/
Lakhito675/
Lykhoto674/
Lekgeta674/
Likhito674/
Lekhota674/
Likotho673/
Leketeu672/
Lekhata672/
Lekotto672/
Lakhoto672/
Lakheta672/
Lekoeta671/
Lakhato671/
Lekqoto671/
Lekatha671/
Lekitha671/
Liketha671/
Lokhoto671/
Laketha671/
Leukato671/

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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 Lekhetho
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