Lelepi Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Lelepi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelepi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Lelepi (39) may also be a first name.

Lelepi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lelepi is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelepi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lelepi live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lelepi is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.

It is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 922,849. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Lagunes District, where 80 percent reside, Comoé District, where 16 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 4 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Lesotho, where 3 percent reside.

Lelepi Last Name Statistics demography

Lelepi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.8% less than the national average, earning R 50,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelephi928/
Lelepei921/
Lelepa8398/
Lelepy839/
Lelepe832/
Lelapi832/
Lilepi831/
Lelipoi7797/
Lelapui771/
Lelaphi771/
Lelipui771/
Hleliphi7111/
Hlalephi713/
Loilepie711/
Lelope67636/
Lalapi67137/
Lilipi6720/
Lilepe6718/
Lalopi6710/
Lolapi675/
Lilapi671/

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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 Lelepi
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