Leqaqa Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leqaqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Leqaqa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Leqaqa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leqaqa is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leqaqa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leqaqa is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Leqaqa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leqaqa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho Leqaqa is most frequent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Lesotho it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laqaqa832/
Lequqa831/
Liqaqat772/
Legaq731/
Laqak731/
Laqaq731/
Lekaka671,975/
Lecaka6723/
Lekaga6711/
Lecaga677/
Leqeka673/
Lekaca673/
Loqaqe671/
Le-Gaq671/
Le Gaq671/
Legaga671/
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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 Leqaqa
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