Lekosa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Lekosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lekosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lekosa occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekosa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Lekosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekosa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,016,279. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 50 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Lekosa
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