Lelele Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Lelele (47) may also be a first name.

Lelele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lelele is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lelele live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lelele is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 47 people.

The last name Lelele is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 47 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 21 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 11 percent are found and Malawi, where 11 percent are found.

Lelele Last Name Statistics demography

Lelele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.11% less than the national average, earning R 47,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlelele92164/
Leleale925/
Lelesle922/
Leletle921/
Lielele921/
Leloele921/
Lelelea921/
Leeleleh866/
Lehlehle862/
Lelelech861/
Lelile8310/
Leleli835/
Lelela834/
Lelale831/
Leeleelee801/
Lelelit77775/
Leleuly7731/
Lelahle774/
Leelela772/
Hlelela772/
Lelehel771/
Lelilea770/
Hlelehla7115/
Lelaaleh711/
Leluille711/
Lelittle711/
Hlalelee711/
Lilele67363/
Lolele6792/
Lalele6769/
Lelila6713/
Lelili679/
Lelali675/
Leloli675/
Lealealla674/
Lealgelio671/
Lelyly671/

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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 Lelele
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