Letha Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Letha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 181 | 1:85,294 | 12,405 |
| India | 93 | 1:8,248,015 | 171,602 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Letha (14,855) may also be a first name.
Letha Demographics
Average Letha Salary in
United States
$31,969 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Letha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Letha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Letha (Hindi: लेठा, Marathi: लेथा, Oriya: େଲଥା) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Letha? popularity and diffusion
Letha is the 702,422nd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Letha live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Letha is also the 46,690th most common forename in the world, borne by 14,855 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 85,294. In Zimbabwe Letha is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 50 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 23 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Letha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Letha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Letha last name expanded 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Letha Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Letha earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 65.41% less than the national average, earning R 82,200 per year and in United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Letha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Letha in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଥା | elatha | 71.43 |
| େଲଥ | elatha | 14.29 |
| େଲଠା | elatha | 14.29 |
| Letha in the Hindi language | ||
| लेठा | letha | 60 |
| एस | esa | 20 |
| लेतहा | letaha | 20 |
| Letha in the Marathi language | ||
| लेथा | letha | 60 |
| लेभा | lebha | 20 |
| लेठा | letha | 20 |
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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 Letha
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