Lekisi Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lekisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lekisi (11) may also be a first name.

Lekisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekisi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Lekisi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Lekisi reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lekisi is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa Lekisi is most common in: Western Cape, where 48 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 41 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Lekisi Last Name Statistics demography

Lekisi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.53% less than the national average, earning R 117,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlekisi921/
Lekesi8371/
Lokisi8367/
Lakisi8357/
Lekisa8356/
Lekici834/
Lekiçi833/
Likisi832/
Lekise831/
Lekhesi77154/
Lekhisa77104/
Leccisi7773/
Hlekisa7724/
Leckési7717/
Hlakisi7717/
Lekaisa7714/
Lekishe7714/
Lekisha779/
Lekissy777/
Likishi774/
Lekeesi774/
Lekissa773/
Lekaise772/
Lokoisi772/
Likaisi772/
Lokissi771/
Lekoisa771/
Lekessi771/
Lekisea771/
Lakissi771/
Likisie771/
Luikisi771/
Laakissi71172/
Lekkigid716/
Lekesier715/
Lekishep714/
Lekishaa714/
Lekeisha714/
Lakishoi712/
Leikitse711/
Lekhichi711/
Lekichai711/
Lokissei711/
Leekisha711/
Lekiesha711/
Likishie711/
Lokaisih711/
Lokusi67513/
Likusi67105/
Lakusi6745/
Likisa6744/
Lekese6742/
Lekesa6742/
Lakesi6738/
Likesi6734/
Lakici675/
Lakise674/
Lekeji673/
Laakaissi672/
Lakheishi672/
Likise672/
Likizi672/
Lekuse672/
Lokesi672/
Lekkaichi671/
Leekeisha671/
Lekiza671/
Lokise671/
Licusi671/
Lekéši671/
Lekeci671/
Lekesy671/
Lakisy670/

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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 Lekisi
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