Lematla Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lematla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lematla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3601:5,6461,167
Botswana2101:10,4141,941
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349

Lematla (20) may also be a first name.

Lematla Last Name Facts

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

Lematla is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lematla? popularity and diffusion

Lematla is the 524,446th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,773,095 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lematla live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lematla is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 20 people.

The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 5,646. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mokhotlong District, where 45 percent reside, Leribe District, where 28 percent reside and Maseru District, where 21 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Lematla Last Name Statistics demography

Lematla earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.07% less than the national average, earning R 192,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemala9216/
Leimala8628/
Lemalay8612/
Limatla863/
Liemala861/
Lematle861/
Lemalah861/
Lemetla861/
Lehmala861/
Lemmala861/
Leismala8010/
Lemaylla801/
Leumalia801/
Lemaliea801/
Limala77379/
Lemola77210/
Lemalo7772/
Lemaillah751/
Limgattla751/
Limmala71491/
Limalia71424/
Limalai71259/
Lemotlo71182/
Leimola7175/
Liemola7172/
Limaila7172/
Lemoula7133/
Limgala7130/
Lismala7123/
Lemaleu7114/
Litmala7114/
Limalay7114/
Limalla7112/
Lemmola7111/
Loimala715/
Laimala714/
Lehmola714/
Lemaley714/
Lametla713/
Lemaalo712/
Lemalio711/
Limalat711/
Lemeula711/
Limaylla672,278/
Leumaleu67289/
Limmalai67127/
Limailla6746/
Lismalia6719/
Loimaala6717/
Lemotlho676/
Loymalai674/
Loimalai674/
Liaimala671/
Lemoulah671/
Leumalio671/
Leamalio671/
Limalhas671/
Lemeilah671/
Leimalei671/
Llimmala671/
Llimgala671/
Limahala671/
Lithmala671/

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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 Lematla
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