Leraka Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leraka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leraka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho781:26,0585,159
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Leraka (61) may also be a first name.

Leraka Last Name Facts

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

Leraka (Russian: Лерака) is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Leraka.

How Common Is The Last Name Leraka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Leraka is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Leraka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 61 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 26,058. In Lesotho Leraka is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 49 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 23 percent reside and Berea District, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho Leraka is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Leraka Last Name Statistics demography

Leraka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78% less than the national average, earning R 52,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieraka926/
Laerakka861/
Leroka83168/
Lereka8363/
Lerako8340/
Leraki8335/
Laraka8318/
Liraka832/
Loraka830/
Lerake830/
Hlaraka77177/
Lerakis77119/
Lehraki77105/
Lerakhi7799/
Larakha7760/
Laeraca776/
Liraeka774/
Letraca773/
Laraaka771/
Lerzaki771/
Larakay771/
Larauka771/
Lieraca771/
Leracke770/
Lehraiki71172/
Learakos7118/
Larakaha715/
Larrakai711/
Liraki67420/
Lereko67398/
Leroke67253/
Laraca67196/
Lyraki67148/
Learrasca6719/
Leroko6718/
Loreka6714/
Liraca679/
Lerace675/
Laroka674/
Lareka673/
Loraca673/
Loroka672/
Liroka671/
Lorako671/
Leeradtke671/
Leroki671/
Larako671/
Leroqa671/
Leraco670/

Leraka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leraka in the Russian language
Леракаleraka-

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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 Leraka
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