Leluma Surname

301,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,0851:1,873208
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Leluma (136) may also be a first name.

Leluma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leluma (Oriya: େଲଲୁମା) is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leluma? popularity and diffusion

Leluma is the 301,076th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,774,601 people. The surname Leluma is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leluma are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Leluma is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 136 people.

The last name Leluma is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 1,085 people, or 1 in 1,873. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 40 percent are found, Maseru District, where 22 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Leluma Last Name Statistics demography

Leluma earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.53% less than the national average, earning R 186,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelouma923/
Lehluma921/
Leiluma921/
Leleumai8611/
Liluma83286/
Laluma83166/
Lelima8350/
Leloma8323/
Lelumo832/
Lelume831/
Leloume776/
Leiloma772/
Lailuma772/
Lilumah771/
Leelima771/
Layluma771/
Lelumees7181/
Lehelima7173/
Leloumou713/
Lilummah711/
Laleumai711/
Lehlooma711/
Lelimo671,936/
Lolima671,768/
Lalima67343/
Lilima67153/
Leßlhumer6783/
Lolumo6726/
Lilume6720/
Liloma675/
Lelomo671/

Leluma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leluma in the Oriya language
େଲଲୁମାelaluma-

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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 Leluma
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