Leqheku Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leqheku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leqheku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3051:6,6641,416
South Africa1361:398,36535,171

Leqheku (137) may also be a first name.

Leqheku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leqheku has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Leqheku.

How Common Is The Last Name Leqheku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 676,370th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. The surname Leqheku is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leqheku live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Leqheku is also the 790,880th most commonly used given name globally, held by 137 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 6,664. In Lesotho Leqheku is most common in: Butha-Buthe District, where 61 percent reside, Mokhotlong District, where 13 percent reside and Maseru District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside.

Leqheku Last Name Statistics demography

Leqheku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.9% less than the national average, earning R 145,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leqeku921/
Licheku714/
Lekhakhau6322/
Likeku6282/
Lokeku624/
Lakeku622/
Lekiku622/
Lekaku621/
Lecoku621/
Lekokou571/
Lekikuh571/
Lekakau571/
Lekkakou5341/
Lakhakhu531/
Lakkhakhu501/

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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 Leqheku
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