Letsela Surname

208,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Letsela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letsela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3861:39,0895,032
Lesotho5821:3,492623
Congo131:383,7779,863
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Letšela (96) & Letséla (1) are calculated separately.

Letsela (181) may also be a first name.

Letsela Last Name Facts

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

Letsela occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Letšela or Letséla. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letsela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Letsela is the 208,282nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,669,459 people. Letsela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Letsela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Letsela is also the 677,199th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 181 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,386 people, or 1 in 39,089. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 34 percent are found, Free State, where 31 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 29 percent are found and The Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Letsela Last Name Statistics demography

Letsela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.41% less than the national average, earning R 153,480 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letšela9596/
Letséla951/
Letsoela932,354/
Lets'ela931,352/
Letshela93372/
Let'sela93137/
Lietsela9326/
Letselea936/
Letse'la932/
Lethsela932/
Letsiela931/
Lesela92284/
Letshelea88591/
Lets'oela885/
Letselaha882/
Lets'elea881/
Letseleea881/
Letshiela881/
Letsieloa881/
Letsoelaa881/
Letts'ela881/
Lesetla861,081/
Letsele86654/
Lesiela86561/
Leseela86341/
Letseli86262/
Litsela8646/
Leshela8624/
Letsila8615/
Lotsela865/
Lesehla865/
Liesela864/
Letsala863/
Letsola862/
Leisela862/
Leseila861/
Letselo861/
Let'seleha8219/
Lets'eleea821/
Letsielo80680/
Letshele80460/
Letsohla80152/
Letshola80108/
Lietsala8035/
Loetsila8030/
Letchela8021/
Litseloa8012/
Letsilai809/
Lets'eli809/
Letsitla809/
Letsheli808/
Letseleh805/
Leyshela802/
Letshelo802/
Leselias801/
Lietsola801/
Let'seli801/
Leshelia801/
Lesselaa801/
Lethsele801/
Letsealo801/
Letshila801/
Leatsila801/
Leeselah801/
Lisela7799/
Lezela7769/
Leselo7757/
Lesila7716/
Lecela7710/
Lets'ohla75133/
Letshohla7553/
Let'sohla7523/
Letshelle756/
Lit'seloa751/
Lits'eloa751/
Letso'hla751/
Letšeleha751/
Letsolo71910/
Lechela71761/
Lesilau71234/
Latsila71212/
Letsile71209/
Lishela71125/
Lesihla7158/
Lessila7144/
Litsele7126/
Lesitla7115/
Lesilai7113/
Laisela716/
Letsalo713/
Leshila712/
Luisela712/
Lesilaa711/
Lesilea711/
Liselea711/
Liselia711/
Let's'Ohla711/
Let'shohla711/
Letšeli711/
Leshelo711/
Letzele710/
Letsholo677,883/
Lets'olo67307/
Litsalia67160/
Leshetla6788/
Loiselay6751/
Let'solo6746/
Leishila6723/
Lethsolo6711/
Letšohla679/
Laetsalo677/
Letshalo677/
Lishella674/
Leseuloi674/
Letsohlo672/
Liselias671/
Lesseley671/
Lotshila671/
Letshile671/
Lesailay671/
Laiseela671/
Leisgila671/

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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 Letsela
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