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 is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Letsema.

How Common Is The Last Name Letsema? popularity and diffusion

Letsema is the 538,129th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Letsema reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Letsema is also the 181,214th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 1,782 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 515 people, or 1 in 3,947. In Lesotho Letsema is most prevalent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 32 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 20 percent live and Maseru District, where 19 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

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