Letela Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Letela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho5741:3,541635
Kenya2981:154,96612,283
South Africa681:796,73154,178
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Letela (191) may also be a first name.

Letela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Letela occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Letela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 371,278th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Letela live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Letela is also the 657,437th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 191 people.

The last name Letela is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 574 people, or 1 in 3,541. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Berea District, where 61 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 19 percent are found and Maseru District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Letela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Letela surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Letela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.57% less than the national average, earning R 110,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letelay92319/
Lethela92143/
Letelai9232/
Lehtela9217/
Letiela9210/
Leteila926/
Letaela921/
Letele833,281/
Letala83819/
Latela83726/
Lotela83390/
Litela83108/
Letila8316/
Letola839/
Letelo831/
Leteli831/
Letely830/
Letheleha802/
Lehtola773,616/
Lahtela77998/
Lethola77970/
Lehtelä77454/
Lethala77162/
Lyotela7776/
Leutele7760/
Leutola7751/
Lestelä7724/
Lietola7717/
Lehtila7712/
Lethele7712/
Laitela779/
Leitola776/
Leteele776/
Latelay775/
Letelie774/
Lettola774/
Letilai774/
Lethelo772/
Lateala772/
Liteala771/
Loitela771/
Latelia771/
Lattela771/
Lettele771/
Lestele771/
Lietala771/
Lethila771/
Lothela771/
Lottela771/
Litelay771/
Laytela770/
Letheule71274/
Lehtoila7110/
Leettola7110/
Lietoila714/
Leathely713/
Letelher711/
Leathala711/
Lethaila711/
Leteulle711/
Laetalau711/
Lahteela711/
Lettesly710/
Letealle710/
Lettelie710/
Lotola67762/
Lotala67388/
Letolo67362/
Liteli67209/
Litala67164/
Letile67150/
Litele67120/
Litelo67104/
Lotila6795/
Litola6762/
Loettaila6730/
Litila6721/
Lotelo673/
Letalo673/
Lytele673/
Leteiller672/
Letheulle671/
Lyteli671/
Litely671/
Leatheley671/
Lateła671/
Leiteluis671/
Leittiele671/
Letteille670/

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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
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  • 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 Letela
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