Letema Surname
Approximately 1,899 people bear this surname
Letema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,613 | 1:32,822 | 3,860 |
| Kenya | 149 | 1:309,932 | 19,396 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Letema (84) may also be a first name.
Letema Demographics
Letema Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Letema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Letema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Letema occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Letema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Letema is the 216,168th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,837,570 people. The surname Letema is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Letema are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 84 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,613 people, or 1 in 32,822. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 69 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 21 percent live and Arusha Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Letema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letemas | 92 | 10 | / |
| Lethema | 92 | 8 | / |
| Letemai | 92 | 4 | / |
| Leteema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Letesma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lietiema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lehtemaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Letima | 83 | 784 | / |
| Litema | 83 | 228 | / |
| Letama | 83 | 108 | / |
| Lotema | 83 | 45 | / |
| Latema | 83 | 28 | / |
| Letemo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Leteme | 83 | 2 | / |
| Letoma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lehetemas | 80 | 11 | / |
| Litiema | 77 | 321 | / |
| Letimas | 77 | 139 | / |
| Letamma | 77 | 30 | / |
| Lehtoma | 77 | 20 | / |
| Lataema | 77 | 16 | / |
| Leitoma | 77 | 11 | / |
| Liatema | 77 | 5 | / |
| Latemma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lehtima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Litemas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Luytema | 77 | 4 | / |
| Letomau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Letomai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Leitemo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lathema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lethoma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Listema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laitema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lietama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Letimaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Letaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lhetima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lattema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lettima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lehtomaa | 71 | 211 | / |
| Lehtimaa | 71 | 127 | / |
| Lesteyme | 71 | 38 | / |
| Listemaa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Lattemaa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lättemaa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lesteime | 71 | 7 | / |
| Leithemo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Letimaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Littaema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leetimaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leatimea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lettamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lethamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lettemer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Letamo | 67 | 464 | / |
| Lotemo | 67 | 289 | / |
| Litama | 67 | 250 | / |
| Latama | 67 | 243 | / |
| Lotama | 67 | 221 | / |
| Litemo | 67 | 208 | / |
| Lotoma | 67 | 97 | / |
| Latoma | 67 | 70 | / |
| Latima | 67 | 69 | / |
| Litoma | 67 | 51 | / |
| Lotima | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lityma | 67 | 32 | / |
| Litima | 67 | 24 | / |
| Latemo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leisteimi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lehtimaja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liteme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Letimo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Letomo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Letime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Litemi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Letema
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