Lekubu Surname

200,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lekubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0521:26,4023,385
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Lekubu (363) may also be a first name.

Lekubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekubu is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lekubu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekubu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 200,299th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,496,903 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekubu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 456,894th most widely held first name globally, held by 363 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,052 people, or 1 in 26,402. In South Africa Lekubu is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 16 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Lekubu exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Lesotho, where 0 percent reside.

Lekubu Last Name Statistics demography

Lekubu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.78% less than the national average, earning R 147,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhubu928/
Lekoubou86225/
Lekeubou861/
Likubu83292/
Lakubu8399/
Lekibu8362/
Lekobu8339/
Leukoubou801/
Likubui771/
Lekhobu771/
Lakibu6718/
Lokibu678/
Likibu671/
Lekobou62117/
Lakibui621/
Likuvou621/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lekubu
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