Leqela Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leqela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leqela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2911:186,17820,298
Lesotho2131:9,5432,159

Leqela Last Name Facts

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

Leqela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leqela? popularity and diffusion

Leqela is the 612,595th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,459,416 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leqela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 186,178. In South Africa Leqela is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Not including South Africa Leqela occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 42 percent reside.

Leqela Last Name Statistics demography

Leqela earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning R 258,348 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leqoela924/
Lekela83181/
Leqala8373/
Leqola8365/
Lecela8310/
Liqela839/
Lechela77761/
Lekhela77388/
Lekgela7785/
Leskela7757/
Lekkela7712/
Liquela779/
Leekela777/
Laquela775/
Lekelai774/
Leekala772/
Lequila772/
Lekelau771/
Lekiela771/
Lekeala771/
Laqhela771/
Lekelia771/
Lekelah771/
Lakeela770/
Lekhehla7136/
Lekhoela7123/
Lekheila7111/
Lekoelea713/
Leekkala712/
Lekheloa711/
Hlekehla711/
Lekhelat711/
Lekala674,023/
Lokela672,212/
Lekola671,568/
Likela67424/
Lakela67151/
Lekhoehla67125/
Lekila6763/
Licela6721/
Lekhoelea6713/
Lekhelooa6710/
Lekelo677/
Lecala672/
Leekalaay671/
Lecila671/
Lecelo671/

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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 Leqela
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