Letimela Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Letimela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letimela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7941:68,2348,541
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397

Letimela (38) may also be a first name.

Letimela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Letimela occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Letimela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 432,326th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Letimela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Letimela is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 38 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 68,234. In South Africa Letimela is mostly found in: North West, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 17 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Letimela Last Name Statistics demography

Letimela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning R 119,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lethimela942/
Letimele8810/
Litimela882/
Letemela881/
Letimeli881/
Letimelo881/
Letimile7587/
Letimalo7512/
Litimelo754/
Litemela752/
Latimelo751/
Letemiele711/
Litimile639/
Lotumalla5916/
Lothumalla5625/
Lotumolo50264/

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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 Letimela
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis