Lelo Surname

6,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo64,7621:1,141100
Angola16,5641:1,629295
Congo2,4371:2,047337
Indonesia1,8351:72,0707,754
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Tanzania7071:74,8827,787
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
France3831:173,42727,010
Brazil2961:723,22426,468
Senegal2951:49,421787
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Poland2301:165,25523,091
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
Bosnia and Herzegovina1021:34,6715,152
Albania1001:29,1414,583
Mexico751:1,655,01617,098
Solomon Islands571:10,1761,762
Ukraine471:968,56891,201
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Mauritania451:90,9975,761
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
England311:1,797,35772,927
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Greece161:692,48777,522
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
India61:127,844,230863,365
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China41:341,830,39216,990
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Lélo (2) are calculated separately.

Lelo (5,111) may also be a first name.

Lelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelo (Georgian: ლელო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻠﻮ, Hindi: लेलो, Marathi: लेलो, Oriya: େଲେଲା, Russian: Лело) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Lélo. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,200th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,770 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lelo reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 94,896th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,111 people.

Lelo is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 64,762 people, or 1 in 1,141. Apart from The DR Congo Lelo occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 18 percent live and The Congo, where 3 percent live.

Lelo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lelo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lelo surname grew 3,757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lelo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lelo are 43.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lelo earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $44,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.86% less than the national average, earning $35,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lélo922/
Lielo891,346/
Lelgo891,026/
Lelou89953/
Lelio89458/
Laelo89308/
Lelos89149/
Leloy89131/
Lelyo89112/
Lelot89103/
Leloh8970/
Leelo8955/
Lealo8940/
Loelo8934/
Leloi8930/
Leylo8925/
Leilo8923/
Leloo8913/
Leulo897/
Lehlo896/
Letlo893/
Leluo893/
Lhelo893/
Hlelo893/
Leslo892/
Lelho892/
Leloj891/
Llelo891/
Leloa891/
Leloup808,883/
Leloux80711/
Lehlou80456/
Lealos80140/
Leloch80123/
Letlot8088/
Loeloi8086/
Leeloy8064/
Lelgoi8057/
Letlou8055/
Leeloo8046/
Leilop8031/
Lelooa8017/
Leylou8015/
Lelous8014/
Lelosz8013/
Lealou8012/
Lelhou8011/
Leyloh8010/
Leahlo8010/
Lelios807/
Lelout806/
Lelois805/
Leiluo804/
Leliot804/
Leloop804/
Leiloa803/
Lealeo801/
Lealoy801/
Lheilo801/
Loelho801/
Leihlo801/
Leillo801/
Lehlos801/
Leuloi801/
Leulyo801/
Leslop801/
Leslou801/
Leloit801/
Leylos801/
Leyloş801/
Leeloh801/
Leelou801/
Hloelo801/
Leileo801/
Lieluo801/
Laeloh801/
Laelou801/
Leilou801/
Lehloh801/
Leglio801/
Lela7517,317/
Lalo7514,437/
Lilo7512,563/
Lylo75560/
Leslous73813/
Letlhoo73464/
Lelouch73301/
Lehlous73136/
Lelyosh7369/
Leilous7324/
Leilouh7317/
Lethloo7314/
Lelhoot734/
Lehlouh732/
Leloupp732/
Leliosh731/
Leiloha731/
Leliott731/
Leaglio731/
Letlout731/
Leilloy731/
Lehtlou731/
Leeloop731/
Letillo731/
Lettloy731/
Lehlooh731/
Lehloha731/
Laehloh731/
Lesloup730/
Lesslio730/
Laloo6716,420/
Laela6714,234/
Leleu6713,425/
Leila6712,670/
Leyla679,764/
Hlela678,015/
Lallo676,155/
Leela675,638/
Laylo673,642/
Laloi672,133/
Laloy671,797/
Lailo671,241/
Lelah671,163/
Loela67946/
Lelas67823/
Lalio67647/
Lilio67618/
Lelya67607/
Lelia67570/
Lialo67465/
Lahlo67412/
Liloi67320/
Liluo67278/
Lelap67231/
Lilos67230/
Liela67213/
Leala67208/
Lilou67194/
Laalo67189/
Lyslo67187/
Letla67185/
Lilyo67133/
Liloy67122/
Lelau67119/
Laïlo67110/
Liloo6788/
Luilo6781/
Lilot6780/
Leula6778/
Hlalo6768/
Lyolo6764/
Lejla6739/
Liolo6739/
Laluo6735/
Llolo6734/
Laloh6722/
Laîlo6722/
Leilloux6722/
Lhalo6721/
Lelaa6719/
Leïla6712/
Llela6710/
Lelad6710/
Laloë679/
Luisello678/
Lehla678/
Llola677/
Lelat674/
Lesla673/
Lélio673/
Liloa673/
Lioiello673/
Lelha672/
Litlo672/
Liloh672/
Liloz672/
Leisello672/
Liscello672/
Lylyo671/
Lilod671/
Leillouh671/
Hlilo671/
Lelaz671/
Lélou671/
Lelaś671/
Lilop671/
Lesslous671/
Luylo671/
Lhilo671/
Lajlo671/
Lelga671/
Lilho670/

Lelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lelo in the Georgian language
ლელოlelo-
Lelo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻠﻮllw-
Lelo in the Marathi language
लेलोlelo-
Lelo in the Hindi language
लेलोlelo88.89
लीलोlilo11.11
Lelo in the Oriya language
େଲେଲାelela83.33
େଲଲelala16.67
Lelo in the Russian language
Лелоlelo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lelo
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