Lephola Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lephola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lephola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lephola Last Name Facts

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

Lephola is most common in Lesotho. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lephola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Lephola is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Lephola reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mafeteng District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

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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 Lephola
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