Lekiba Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekiba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2401:8,4691,902
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lekiba (11) may also be a first name.

Lekiba Last Name Facts

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

Lekiba occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lekiba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekiba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 985,740th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekiba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lekiba is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 8,469. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 44 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 29 percent are found and Leribe District, where 24 percent are found. Beside Lesotho Lekiba exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Lekiba Last Name Statistics demography

Lekiba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.48% less than the national average, earning R 93,912 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhiba9220/
Leikoiba864/
Lekibi83773/
Lekeba83655/
Lekuba83346/
Lekibo8328/
Lekiby837/
Lakiba834/
Likiba833/
Leckiby7769/
Lekhuba7711/
Lekebad774/
Likibea774/
Lakibai772/
Leckibi771/
Lekebai771/
Lechiba771/
Lakhibai7148/
Lekhubai711/
Lekhebas711/
Lakibhai711/
Lakkibai711/
Leekeiby710/
Likibi6715,788/
Likuba67989/
Lekebe67334/
Likibe6789/
Lakuba6740/
Lekubo6718/
Likiby6713/
Lekeby6712/
Lakeba6711/
Likeba6710/
Lekebo678/
Lekebi677/
Lokuba676/
Lakibo676/
Lokeba675/
Lokibo674/
Lekyby673/
Likibo671/
Lakhibhai671/

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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 Lekiba
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