Lekota Surname

165,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2601:23,9723,045
Lesotho2571:7,9091,745
Botswana721:30,3746,067
England141:3,979,861125,553
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekota (503) may also be a first name.

Lekota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekota (Russian: Лекота) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekota? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 165,668th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,787,891 people. The last name Lekota is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekota live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 377,962nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 503 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,260 people, or 1 in 23,972. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 49 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Free State, where 6 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 10 percent reside and Botswana, where 3 percent reside.

Lekota Last Name Statistics demography

Lekota earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.16% less than the national average, earning R 232,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legkota9219/
Leskota9213/
Lekhota924/
Lekouta922/
Lekgota922/
Lehkota922/
Lekoita921/
Leikota921/
Lekoeta921/
Liekota921/
Lekostaj8634/
Leckouta869/
Lekostay864/
Lekgotha861/
Lekhotha861/
Lokota832,152/
Lakota832,031/
Lekoto831,599/
Lekata83790/
Likota83621/
Leketa83467/
Lekuta83439/
Lekote83419/
Lecota830/
Lykhota77588/
Likhota77367/
Lekutai77284/
Lakotta77215/
Lekgoto7799/
Lekatai7796/
Lekauta7768/
Lekoete7758/
Hlokota7755/
Lakotea7734/
Lekgata7733/
Lescota7732/
Lokkota7713/
Lecosta7712/
Lakhota779/
Lekhoto779/
Likotea775/
Lekheta775/
Lekotho774/
Lekutah774/
Lakoota772/
Lekhata772/
Lekotto772/
Lokhota771/
Lakkota771/
Lekatas771/
Lekouty771/
Lokotay771/
Leketha771/
Laekata771/
Lekoite771/
Lekqoto771/
Lekatha771/
Lekgoti771/
Lekutha771/
Lekuthai711,378/
Lekhetha71308/
Lekhatha71110/
Lekhotho7186/
Lekgotho7170/
Likhotay7126/
Lakhotay7119/
Hlokotha7111/
Laykotha716/
Lekgothe715/
Lekoutou715/
Lakhoita712/
Lekhoete712/
Lakhotai711/
Lakkotta711/
Lyakoota711/
Leikatas711/
Lekutaas711/
Leakotis711/
Lackotta711/
Lekgatha711/
Lekgothi711/
Lokoutai711/
Leekoute710/
Lokoto671,674/
Lokata67894/
Likata67842/
Laketa67673/
Likote67668/
Likoto67443/
Likuta67419/
Likoti67348/
Lakata67313/
Lekuti67286/
Lekate67276/
Leketo67252/
Licota67167/
Leqeta67157/
Loketa67116/
Lacota67105/
Lecoto67101/
Lekato6754/
Lakhoitay6743/
Liketa6736/
Lekati6733/
Lakoto6728/
Lecoustay6721/
Łakota6714/
Lecote6712/
Loqata6710/
Locota677/
Leckuthai675/
Lekute674/
Locata673/
Lykuta673/
Lekuty671/
Lecouteau671/
Laqeta671/
Lecata670/

Lekota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekota in the Russian language
Лекотаlekota-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekota
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