Lekwete Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekwete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekwete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana611:35,8517,015
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lekwete (113) may also be a first name.

Lekwete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekwete is most common in Botswana. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekwete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekwete reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequently held first name globally, held by 113 people.

The surname Lekwete is most widespread in Botswana, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 35,851. Barring Botswana this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Lekwete Last Name Statistics demography

Lekwete earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.91% less than the national average, earning R 66,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lekgwete931/
Legwete86444/
Likwete86117/
Lekwate8633/
Lokwete869/
Leqwete862/
Leukwet861/
Lakwete861/
Lekgwate8030/
Lekweity8010/
Lekweiti808/
Lekweyti807/
Lekweitt801/
Likwet773/
Lecwet771/
Lekweitty751/
Likweti71350/
Likweta71341/
Lekwati71154/
Legbete713/
Lakuete711/
Lequete711/
Legwote711/
Leguete711/
Lekueti711/
Logwete711/
Likwite711/
Legwate711/
Lequette67511/
Lekgwati67128/
Lekwathi6712/
Logwetei6711/
Likouete674/
Leckouet671/
Lekhwiti671/
Lequeste671/
Lekouety671/
Lekoueti671/

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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 Lekwete
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