Lerakong Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lerakong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerakong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Lerakong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerakong occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerakong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lerakong reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 95 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Lerakong Last Name Statistics demography

Lerakong earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 375.69% more than the national average, earning R 1,130,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorakong8817/
Leetrakoon7813/
Litrakon754/
Lerekang752/
Lorekong751/
Leraskan751/
Lorakang751/
Leerahakan674/
Laitrakoon672/
Lorekang63363/
Lereikan634/
Leracand633/
Laracang631/
Litrakhan591/
Leracam534/
Liracan531/

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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 Lerakong
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