Lekometsa Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekometsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekometsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1871:10,8692,461
South Africa861:629,97347,084

Lekometsa (19) may also be a first name.

Lekometsa Last Name Facts

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

Lekometsa is found most in Lesotho. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekometsa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 956,400th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname Lekometsa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekometsa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lekometsa is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 10,869. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 67 percent reside, Maseru District, where 27 percent reside and Berea District, where 5 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent reside.

Lekometsa Last Name Statistics demography

Lekometsa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.1% less than the national average, earning R 87,684 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekkometsa951/
Lekomets941/
Lekometse891/
Lekometso891/
Lukomets82203/
Likomets821/
Lykhomets784/
Hlakametsa74141/
Hlakemetsa741/
Lakmetas7123/
Laikmets718/
Lecomtes710/
Lukemtasa679/
Likkemets673/
Hlakamitsa631/
Likumeza5921/
Lekameche56125/
Likumedza561/

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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 Lekometsa
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