Lerapo Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lerapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1881:245,63816,864
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Lesotho61:338,76016,589

Lerapo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerapo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lerapo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerapo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,159,732nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lerapo live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 245,638. In Kenya Lerapo is most prevalent in: Marsabit County, where 98 percent live, Kajiado County, where 1 percent live and Meru County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Lesotho, where 3 percent live.

Lerapo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lerapo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lerapo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.82% less than the national average, earning R 36,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Learapo92795/
Lorapo83120/
Lerapa832/
Larapo832/
Laerabpou801/
Loreapo7713/
Laerapa771/
Learapa771/
Larabpou712/
Larapa6759/
Laropo6720/
Lirapa676/
Larepo675/
Loropo671/
Leuropa6240/
Laarapa624/
Laraupa624/
Learopa621/
L'Europa578/
Lorepa501/
Laropa500/

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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 Lerapo
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