Lethela Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lethela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lethela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Lesotho551:36,9566,531

Lethela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lethela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lethela.

How Common Is The Last Name Lethela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lethela is the 1,478,479th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. Lethela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lethela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Lethela is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 615,656. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and North West, where 15 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 38 percent live.

Lethela Last Name Statistics demography

Lethela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.96% less than the national average, earning R 121,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letela92967/
Letheleha882/
Lethola86970/
Letelay86319/
Lethala86162/
Letelai8632/
Lehtela8617/
Lethele8612/
Letiela8610/
Leteila866/
Lethelo862/
Lothela861/
Letaela861/
Lethila861/
Letheule80274/
Leathely803/
Lethaila801/
Leathala801/
Letele773,281/
Letala77819/
Latela77726/
Lotela77390/
Litela77108/
Letila7716/
Letola779/
Leteli771/
Letelo771/
Letely770/
Leatheley751/
Letheulle751/
Lehtola713,616/
Lahtela71998/
Lehtelä71454/
Lyotela7176/
Leutele7160/
Leutola7151/
Lestelä7124/
Lietola7117/
Lehtila7112/
Lathala719/
Laitela719/
Letheiller717/
Lathola716/
Leteele716/
Leitola716/
Latelay715/
Lethalo715/
Letilai714/
Lettola714/
Letelie714/
Lathila712/
Lithala712/
Litelay711/
Lottela711/
Latelia711/
Lithila711/
Lestele711/
Loitela711/
Lithely711/
Lettele711/
Letholo711/
Lethile711/
Lietala711/
Lattela711/
Leatheller710/
Laytela710/
Luithila6742/
Leettola6710/
Lehtoila6710/
Lietoila674/
Latholla673/
Laetalau671/
Lahteela671/
Lithalia671/
Leteulle671/
Leutholo671/
Letelher671/
Litoehla671/
Lettesly670/
Letealle670/
Lettelie670/

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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 Lethela
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