Lekukela Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

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

Lekukela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekukela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lekukela (270) may also be a first name.

Lekukela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekukela is most common in South Africa. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekukela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,252,959th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekukela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lekukela is also the 541,116th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 270 people.

The last name Lekukela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 296,053. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.

Lekukela Last Name Statistics demography

Lekukela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.51% less than the national average, earning R 127,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likukela88526/
Lekokela883/
Lekukele881/
Lekuchela825/
Lokukola75109/
Lekokele757/
Likokela751/
Lakkukala7116/
Likokeli6316/
Lykokely631/
Liqokeli50321/

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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 Lekukela
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