Letlema Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Letlema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letlema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1401:14,5183,187
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Letlema (88) may also be a first name.

Letlema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Letlema is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Letlema.

How Common Is The Last Name Letlema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,491,356th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Letlema reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Letlema is also the 1,017,994th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 88 people.

It is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 14,518. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Mokhotlong District, where 69 percent are found, Leribe District, where 19 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Letlema occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelema9211/
Letlama8640/
Lelhema861/
Lelemai861/
Letlamma80127/
Letlhoma8096/
Leleumai8011/
Lilema77739/
Lelima7750/
Lelemo7715/
Lealma771/
Leatlhama7517/
Litlama71171/
Lehelma7152/
Lelemou7112/
Letlomo717/
Liliema714/
Leulmay711/
Letlmoo711/
Letlamo711/
Leelima711/
Lilemma711/
Lluilema67604/
Letlhomo67154/
Lehelima6773/
Lehellma6746/
Letlhamo678/
Lethlomo675/
Luiselma671/
Leatlamo671/
Lelemoth671/

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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 Letlema
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