Leoela Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leoela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leoela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1531:13,2852,946
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494

Leoela (34) may also be a first name.

Leoela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leoela is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leoela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leoela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 13,285. In Lesotho Leoela is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 46 percent reside, Berea District, where 16 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Leoela Last Name Statistics demography

Leoela earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.13% more than the national average, earning R 356,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leola91622/
Lehola83654/
Leelah83218/
Leohla83161/
Lehela83146/
Leyola83106/
Leolea8324/
Leolay8322/
Leaela8314/
Leolla834/
Leiola832/
Leoila831/
Leolia831/
Lehella77423/
Lehohla77229/
Leijola7726/
Leoulad778/
Leohlha771/
Lejuela771/
Leolo73406/
Lesiyela7167/
Loyola6775,101/
Loiola6713,822/
Lehula671,074/
Leholo67230/
Lijola67134/
Luyola67114/
Liyela6775/
Lihola6759/
Lojula6742/
Leolio6729/
Lealah677/
Lioula677/
Lojola676/
Leolei675/
Lehala675/
Loyula673/
Leollo672/
Leoley671/
Leoilo671/
Loióla671/
Lyoula671/
Leolou671/
Leahla671/
Leaila671/

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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 Leoela
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