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
The last name Lereko occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lereko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 728,955th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. Lereko is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lereko are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 244,750th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 1,068 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 9,588. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 24 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 23 percent live and Qacha's Nek District, where 17 percent live. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 43 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
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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