Lethebe Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lethebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lethebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2701:200,65821,510
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Lethebe (187) may also be a first name.

Lethebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lethebe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lethebe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lethebe? popularity and diffusion

Lethebe is the 864,701st most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Lethebe reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 665,130th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 187 people.

The surname Lethebe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 200,658. In South Africa Lethebe is primarily found in: Free State, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Lethebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lethebe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lethebe last name declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lethebe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lethebe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.7% less than the national average, earning R 110,016 per year and in Canada they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $51,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lethebee936/
Letebe9212/
Lithebe86624/
Letheby86170/
Letheba8648/
Lethabe865/
Leteber864/
Letebie861/
Leteba771,468/
Leteve77217/
Litebe7784/
Letabe7710/
Letobe778/
Letibe771/
Letebi771/
Letichber755/
Leathesby750/
Lethaby71386/
Lethiba71301/
Lesteve71216/
Leteeva718/
Letewer714/
Lethiwe712/
Lithabe711/
Letéber711/
Lethobi711/
Leteiba711/
Letever711/
Latebey711/
Letebaa711/
Letebaj711/
Letempe711/
Leteuve711/
Letevez711/
Leiteba711/
Lithibe711/
Lethabi711/
L'Esteve678/
Lethibai675/
Lhathibe671/
Lithever671/
Latheebi671/
Lateebee671/
Leathaby671/
Lettieby670/
Letheway670/

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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 Lethebe
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