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 is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as: Letšela or Letséla. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letsela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Letsela is the 208,282nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,669,459 people. Letsela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Letsela reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Letsela is also the 677,199th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 181 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,386 people, or 1 in 39,089. In South Africa Letsela is most common in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Free State, where 31 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 29 percent reside and The Congo, where 1 percent reside.

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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  • 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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