Lereko Surname
Approximately 398 people bear this surname
Lereko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 212 | 1:9,588 | 2,170 |
| Kenya | 171 | 1:270,058 | 17,836 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Lereko (1,068) may also be a first name.
Lereko Demographics
Average Lereko Salary in
South Africa
R 20,304
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lereko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lereko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lereko occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lereko? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 728,955th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. The surname Lereko is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lereko live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lereko is also the 244,750th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,068 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 9,588. In Lesotho Lereko is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 24 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 23 percent reside and Qacha's Nek District, where 17 percent reside. Barring Lesotho Lereko is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 43 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Lereko Last Name Statistics demography
Lereko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.46% less than the national average, earning R 20,304 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leresko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lereka | 83 | 63 | / |
| Lareko | 83 | 48 | / |
| Lerako | 83 | 40 | / |
| Leriko | 83 | 19 | / |
| Leroko | 83 | 18 | / |
| Lireko | 83 | 8 | / |
| Lereico | 77 | 1,642 | / |
| Lerikou | 77 | 16 | / |
| Liresko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lirechko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Loreco | 67 | 197 | / |
| Lariko | 67 | 187 | / |
| Leroka | 67 | 168 | / |
| Leraka | 67 | 95 | / |
| Lerika | 67 | 67 | / |
| Loriko | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lerico | 67 | 14 | / |
| Loreka | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lareco | 67 | 10 | / |
| Laroko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Liriko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lareka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loroko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Larako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leroqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lorako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leryka | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leraco | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lereko
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