Lekoko Surname

151,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4751:36,7314,713
Botswana1,1091:1,972188
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
Lesotho471:43,2467,178
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England31:18,572,686338,250
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekoko (1,158) may also be a first name.

Lekoko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekoko occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekoko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 151,323rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,503,451 people. Lekoko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekoko live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 233,570th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 1,158 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,475 people, or 1 in 36,731. In South Africa Lekoko is most prevalent in: North West, where 54 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Barring South Africa Lekoko occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 38 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Lekoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lekoko earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.59% less than the national average, earning R 131,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhoko9256/
Lekgoko9237/
Lekooko921/
Lekokou921/
Lekgokgo862/
Lekhokho861/
Lekoukou861/
Likoko834,900/
Lokoko831,118/
Lecoko83506/
Lekoka83219/
Lakoko83172/
Lekako8347/
Lykoko831/
Lekeko831/
Lehkokhod8044/
Legkokhod803/
Lekakos77128/
Lekakou77100/
Lokokou7714/
Lekouka778/
Lekaako778/
Likhoko771/
Lokokoy771/
Likokho771/
Leqhoko771/
Llikoko771/
Lekgoka771/
Lekkakos7169/
Lekkakou7141/
Lakoukou718/
Leškoska715/
Lykoshko711/
Likoykoy711/
Lokoka672,913/
Lekaka671,975/
Likoka671,083/
Lekeka67626/
Lekuka67242/
Lokeko6769/
Lecoco6729/
Lykoka6721/
Lakoka673/
Locoko672/
Likeko671/
Lekkakopp671/
Likoco671/
Licoko671/
Lykhokhod671/

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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 Lekoko
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