Lekwati Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579

Lekwati (25) may also be a first name.

Lekwati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekwati occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekwati? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,409,418th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekwati are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name in the world, held by 25 people.

The surname Lekwati is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa Lekwati is most prevalent in: North West, where 81 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Lekwati occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 40 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Lekwati Last Name Statistics demography

Lekwati earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.85% less than the national average, earning R 164,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgwati93128/
Lekwathi9312/
Lekhwati931/
Lekgwathi88940/
Lekhwathi885/
Lekqwathi881/
Likwati86518/
Lakwati8655/
Legwati8643/
Lekwate8633/
Lokwati8610/
Lekgwate8030/
Lekweiti808/
Lekweyti807/
Lekgwata805/
Legwathi804/
Lekgwatha75163/
Lekgwathe7542/
Likgwathi753/
Lekgwathy751/
Lakwattie751/
Lokwattie751/
Likwata71744/
Likweti71350/
Lekwete7181/
Lokwaty7112/
Legbati715/
Legwate711/
Lekueti711/
Lokuati711/
Lokwatty6754/
Lakuhati6716/
Lekweity6710/
Lihgwati671/
Legwatha671/
Lekgwete671/

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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 Lekwati
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis