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

The last name Leraka (Russian: Лерака) is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leraka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leraka is the 1,907,068th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Leraka are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Leraka is also the 1,257,960th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 61 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 26,058. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 49 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 23 percent are found and Berea District, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Leraka exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

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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