Lekoto Surname

248,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Benin

Lekoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0321:52,4986,636
Benin4531:22,8163,063
Botswana881:24,8515,011
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lekoto (203) may also be a first name.

Lekoto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekoto is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekoto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 248,464th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,557,565 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekoto live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lekoto is also the 635,584th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 203 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,032 people, or 1 in 52,498. In South Africa Lekoto is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 41 percent are found, Limpopo, where 31 percent are found and North West, where 20 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Lekoto exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 28 percent are found and Botswana, where 6 percent are found.

Lekoto Last Name Statistics demography

Lekoto earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.17% less than the national average, earning R 139,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgoto9299/
Lekhoto929/
Lekotho924/
Lekotto922/
Lekqoto921/
Lekhotho8686/
Lekgotho8670/
Lekoutou865/
Lekota832,614/
Lokoto831,674/
Likoto83443/
Leketo83252/
Lecoto83101/
Lekato8354/
Lakoto8328/
Lekatoo77800/
Lokotho7783/
Lekheto7756/
Lecosto7737/
Legkota7719/
Leskota7713/
Likhoto778/
Lekgato777/
Lekatou775/
Lykhoto774/
Lekhota774/
Likotho773/
Lehkota772/
Lekgota772/
Lekouta772/
Lekatos772/
Lakhoto772/
Lokhoto771/
Liekota771/
Liakoto771/
Leukato771/
Likotto771/
Leketoo771/
Lekoeta771/
Lokoyto771/
Lokotou771/
Lokotoi771/
Leikota771/
Lekutoy771/
Lekoita771/
Legkostoup753/
Lykhotop71128/
Likhotho7161/
Likhotop7118/
Leckouta719/
Leikasto716/
Lokoutou714/
Lakoutou712/
Lekgotha711/
Lekhotha711/
Lokota672,152/
Lakota672,031/
Lekata67790/
Likota67621/
Leketa67467/
Lekuta67439/
Lacoto67347/
Loketo67295/
Licoto67276/
Lecato67228/
Liketo6790/
Lokato6789/
Likato6756/
Lakato6756/
Laketo6722/
Locoto6713/
Liecketto673/
Lykhotosh671/
Lecota670/

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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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  • 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 Lekoto
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