Lereka Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lereka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lereka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho281:72,5919,509
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Botswana171:128,64318,229

Lereka (23) may also be a first name.

Lereka Last Name Facts

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

Lereka is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lereka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Lereka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lereka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

Lereka is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 72,591. In Lesotho Lereka is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 39 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 39 percent live and Maseru District, where 18 percent live. Apart from Lesotho Lereka exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Botswana, where 27 percent live.

Lereka Last Name Statistics demography

Lereka earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning R 233,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lereko83398/
Leroka83168/
Leraka8395/
Lerika8367/
Loreka8314/
Lereke834/
Lareka833/
Leryka830/
Lereica7726/
Lieraka776/
Lorecka774/
Liraeka774/
Lorekai771/
Leresko771/
Lerizka771/
Lehreke771/
Laireka771/
Leresca771/
Lierika771/
Lehrecke7154/
Lereckis711/
Lierecki711/
Lericeau711/
Laerakka711/
Lleresca711/
Lorika67764/
Loreca67309/
Lerice67103/
Lareko6748/
Lerako6740/
Larika6736/
Leriko6719/
Leroko6718/
Laraka6718/
Lerike6713/
Lireko678/
Lareca676/
Lirika675/
Laroka674/
Liraka672/
Loroka672/
Leroqa671/
Liroka671/
Lireki671/
Larriekay671/
Leriki671/
Leraco670/
Loraka670/

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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 Lereka
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