Lewete Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lewete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lewete (22) may also be a first name.

Lewete Last Name Facts

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

Lewete is most common in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Lewete is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lewete live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Lewete is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa Lewete is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 34 percent are found and Western Cape, where 2 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.

Lewete Last Name Statistics demography

Lewete earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning R 237,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehwete9220/
Lewetie921/
Lewet911/
Lebete83810/
Levete83138/
Lewest83108/
Lowete8362/
Lewetz8352/
Lewett8337/
Lewate8322/
Lawete8310/
Lewite833/
Leweta832/
Liwete831/
Liewet831/
Leweth830/
Lewety830/
Lebethe772,225/
Levette77482/
Lowette77266/
Lehwety77122/
Lewaite7744/
Lewites7738/
Lebette7724/
Lewitte7714/
Leveste779/
Lewhite775/
Leibete773/
Loveete771/
Lewateh771/
Lebetee771/
Lebeteh771/
Liswete771/
Hlebete771/
Levethe771/
Leviete771/
Leveter770/
Laevete770/
Levet733,910/
Lebet73577/
Lewit73536/
Leweć734/
Lewyt732/
Lewed731/
Lewitter7155/
Levester7139/
Lechwety719/
Leveutte717/
Levetter716/
Levettet715/
Loveette714/
Leavette714/
Leewhite713/
Leviette712/
Loevette711/
Leveatte711/
Levetett711/
Leesweet711/
Lehweiti711/
Leebette711/
Lewwetty711/
Lawoetey711/
Leivette710/
Levett675,220/
Lovete67991/
Lawate67722/
Levite67647/
Leviet67603/
Lewitt67556/
Lowote67407/
Libete67297/
Liweta67287/
Levate67250/
Lebite67183/
Leswed67153/
Lewita6778/
Liwate6774/
Leveta6748/
Liwote6726/
Leevit6724/
Lewith6722/
Levote6722/
Lavete6720/
Lewyta6716/
Lebett6714/
Levets6712/
Leveti6712/
Livete6710/
Llevet6710/
Leevet679/
Levetz677/
Levest677/
Lowate675/
Laiwet674/
Leweid672/
Lebeet672/
Leewhatte672/
Lewistest671/
Lejwed671/
Leeswhite671/
Lowety671/
Lawite671/
Leybet671/
Leevethet671/
Leveth670/
Leavet670/
Leibet670/
Leveet670/
Lebeat670/

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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 Lewete
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