Lelefa Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lelefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3741:5,4351,114
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Lelefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelefa has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelefa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 722,496th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname Lelefa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelefa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Lelefa is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 5,435. In Lesotho Lelefa is primarily concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 43 percent live, Mokhotlong District, where 22 percent live and Leribe District, where 19 percent live. Other than Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Lelefa Last Name Statistics demography

Lelefa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.19% less than the national average, earning R 123,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leleifa921/
Lilefa8380/
Lelefo838/
Lehlofa774/
Lhelifa771/
Lolifa6797/
Lilefo6748/
Lilafa6715/
Lilifa674/
Lalafa673/
Lalifa672/
Lalefo671/
Lilofa671/
Lalafai6220/
Lelephi628/
Lailifa628/
Lalifah623/
Lallafa621/
Lislifah5723/
Lehlopha573/
Letlepho571/
Lehlapha571/
Lahalifa571/
Lolahafa571/
Laleefey571/
Littlefi571/
Littlefer530/
Littlefish5024/
Lilifi5022/
Littlefoot5018/
Lilofo501/

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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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  • 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 Lelefa
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