Lepetu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lepetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lepetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lepetu (25) may also be a first name.

Lepetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lepetu has its highest incidence in Botswana. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepetu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lepetu are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lepetu is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most widespread in Botswana, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 56,075. Apart from Botswana it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Lepetu Last Name Statistics demography

Lepetu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.75% less than the national average, earning R 216,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lepetuh923/
Lepetuha863/
Lepatu8359/
Lopetu839/
Lipetu831/
Lepistu7729/
Lephotu774/
Lapatu67222/
Lipotu67150/
Lipatu6756/
Lopatu671/
Lapitu671/
Lapatau62121/
Lapatui625/
Lapitau621/
Laapitu621/
Loipotu621/
Lapothu621/
Lapatahu578/
Lapithou571/
Liapatou571/
Lophitou571/
Llapattu571/

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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 Lepetu
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