Lekhu Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Lekhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 320 | 1:169,305 | 18,832 |
| Lesotho | 27 | 1:75,280 | 9,683 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Lekhu (1,766) may also be a first name.
Lekhu Demographics
Average Lekhu Salary in
South Africa
R 311,712
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lekhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekhu (Hindi: लेखू, Marathi: लेखु, Oriya: େଲଖୁ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekhu? popularity and diffusion
Lekhu is the 778,856th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Lekhu live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 182,133rd most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 1,766 people.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 169,305. In South Africa Lekhu is most frequent in: Free State, where 41 percent are found, North West, where 39 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 7 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Lekhu Last Name Statistics demography
Lekhu earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.17% more than the national average, earning R 311,712 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lekhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekhu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଖୁ | elakhu | - |
| Lekhu in the Marathi language | ||
| लेखु | lekhu | 80.36 |
| लेखू | lekhu | 19.64 |
| Lekhu in the Hindi language | ||
| लेखू | lekhu | 65.47 |
| लेखु | lekhu | 34.53 |
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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 Lekhu
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