Lelata Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lelata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Lelata (88) may also be a first name.

Lelata Last Name Facts

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

Lelata occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelata live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lelata is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 88 people.

This surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 184,778. In Lesotho Lelata is most numerous in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Lelata is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laelata9222/
Leylata9216/
Leilata9211/
Letlata921/
Leelatap861/
Lelahata861/
Lalata833,245/
Lelota83351/
Leleta83117/
Lilata83109/
Lolata8390/
Lelate8351/
Lelati8345/
Lelato834/
Lelatho77297/
Lalatta7762/
Lolatta7714/
Lelauti7713/
Liliata7712/
Leleita779/
Laylata779/
Lalatha779/
Lallata779/
Lilhata776/
Lilatha775/
Lailata774/
Lehlati771/
Leelato771/
Lelatee771/
Lelotas771/
Laleata771/
Loylata771/
Loleata771/
Lollata771/
Lielahti7136/
Leylatou7117/
Leelateh715/
Leilouta714/
Leilatou714/
Hlahlata712/
Lelahati712/
Leïlatou711/
Leelathi711/
Laleta67125/
Lalota6780/
Lileta6746/
Leloto6736/
Lilathath6735/
Lilato6731/
Lilota6731/
Loleta6726/
Leislahti6723/
Lilati678/
Leelathip676/
Lolota673/
Leleto672/
Leelateep671/
Lehlayter671/
Lilate671/
Lelote671/
Lylate671/
Hlahlatha671/

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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 Lelata
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