Letsema Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Letsema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letsema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho5151:3,947751
Botswana501:43,7398,388
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435

Letsema (1,782) may also be a first name.

Letsema Last Name Facts

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

Letsema occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Letsema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 538,129th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Letsema are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 181,214th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1,782 people.

The last name Letsema is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 515 people, or 1 in 3,947. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 32 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 20 percent reside and Maseru District, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Letsema Last Name Statistics demography

Letsema earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.41% less than the national average, earning R 122,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letshema9324/
Letsoema931/
Letseema931/
Lesema9283/
Letsama8698/
Letsoma8695/
Letsima8623/
Lesesma8610/
Ledsema864/
Leshema861/
Latsema861/
Loetsima8011/
Letshoma801/
Ledsesma801/
Lisema77141/
Lezema7728/
Lesima7713/
Lesemo777/
Lecema772/
Loetsamai7513/
Letsomo71354/
Letsimo71134/
Lechema71126/
Leshima7125/
Laisema7122/
Litsima714/
Letsimi713/
Leezama712/
Lotsima712/
Leseamo711/
Letzama711/
Letsime711/
Lessemo711/
Litsama711/
Ledsama711/
Litsoma711/
Letchemy6776/
Leitsamo6719/
Liesimaa6713/
Lietsamo6710/
Letchemi676/
Latsamma674/
Litshama671/
Lisciema671/
Lotsaima671/
Lotshima671/
Lathsima671/
Hlaisema671/
Litsamay671/
Letcheme671/

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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 Letsema
  • 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