Lepeli Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lepeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lepeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3181:6,3921,339
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lepeli (129) may also be a first name.

Lepeli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lepeli occurs most in Lesotho. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepeli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lepeli is the 688,723rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lepeli are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 129 people.

It is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 6,392. In Lesotho Lepeli is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 26 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 23 percent reside and Qacha's Nek District, where 19 percent reside. Barring Lesotho Lepeli is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Lepeli Last Name Statistics demography

Lepeli earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.68% less than the national average, earning R 79,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lepelis9216/
Leppelia861/
Lepele831,394/
Lipeli8334/
Lopeli8323/
Lepela8320/
Lepali8317/
Lepili8310/
Lepely832/
Lepelé831/
Lepeule77258/
Lepeley77171/
Lephele7746/
Lipelis7737/
Lopelai7717/
Leipele7710/
Lepilis777/
Leepele774/
Leepili772/
Lepalli772/
Lepiela771/
Lephela771/
Lephali771/
Leupele771/
Laepali771/
Lapelei771/
Leppela771/
Liepali771/
Liepele771/
Leapela771/
Lopelei771/
Lepolli770/
Leppelya712/
Leepalai711/
Lephilip711/
Laeppele711/
Lopele67532/
Lepile67470/
Lapali67239/
Lepale67210/
Lipela67100/
Lapele6787/
Lapili6752/
Lepole6742/
Lopali6733/
Lopili6733/
Lipely6731/
Lipele6723/
Lepila6714/
Lepeillet674/
Lapely671/
Lepetelly671/
Hlepholli671/
Lephillip671/
Lepoly670/

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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 Lepeli
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