Lelepa Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lelepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya971:476,08124,779
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Lelepa (21) may also be a first name.

Lelepa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelepa occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelepa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lelepa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 476,081. In Kenya Lelepa is mostly concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya Lelepa is found in one country. It is also common in Latvia, where 1 percent are found.

Lelepa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lelepa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lielaepa863/
Laelaepa861/
Lelapa8384/
Lelepo8362/
Lalepa8336/
Lelepi8330/
Lelepy839/
Lelopa839/
Lelepe832/
Laleppa77262/
Lehlapa7762/
Letlepo7755/
Lelephi778/
Lelypas771/
Lelepei771/
Lehlopa771/
Lalepaha716/
Laaleppa715/
Lehlopha713/
Lalleppa713/
Lehlapha711/
Letlepho711/
Lalapa67314/
Lalipa67140/
Lalopa67102/
Lolepo6772/
Lolipa6732/
Lilapa6719/
Lilepe6718/
Lilipa6714/
Lolopa676/
Laelaaipa673/
Lalepo672/
Littlepad671/
Lilopa671/
Lelipo671/
Lelopo671/
Lilepi671/

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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 Lelepa
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