Lerata Surname

178,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lerata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,7701:1,14887
South Africa6131:88,38110,850
England31:18,572,686338,250

Lerata (1,894) may also be a first name.

Lerata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerata is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,897th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,054,294 people. The last name Lerata occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lerata reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,681st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,894 people.

The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 1,770 people, or 1 in 1,148. In Lesotho Lerata is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 25 percent live, Leribe District, where 21 percent live and Berea District, where 19 percent live. Not including Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Lerata Last Name Statistics demography

Lerata earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.95% less than the national average, earning R 128,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leratha923/
Lieratta861/
Lereatha860/
Lerato83467/
Lerate83361/
Lerota8336/
Larata8325/
Lerati8321/
Lorata834/
Lirata833/
Lereta831/
Leraty831/
Laratta771,221/
Leratti7743/
Letrato7736/
Lesrati7723/
Llorata7713/
Loratta778/
Lerauto774/
Lierato772/
Loraeta771/
Laraita771/
Leareta771/
Llereta771/
Larrata771/
Loreata771/
Leraite771/
Leraste771/
Leraato771/
Lerrato771/
Leratie770/
Leuratti71131/
Learreta71129/
Larratea7181/
Larratta7125/
Larraeta714/
Larratéa713/
Lieratti713/
Laraaita713/
L'Hirata712/
Leraiste711/
Lettrato711/
Leuratto711/
Luiratai711/
Larota671,315/
Loreta67591/
Lareta67318/
Leroty67125/
Leroto6766/
Lirato6761/
Lireta675/
Lorota674/
Lerote672/
Lereto671/
Larrratea671/
Lirate671/

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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 Lerata
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