Litelu Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Litelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Litelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4151:4,898992
South Africa3881:139,63316,083
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Litelu (45) may also be a first name.

Litelu Last Name Facts

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

Litelu is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Litelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Litelu is the 428,270th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,041,620 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Litelu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Litelu is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 45 people.

The last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 4,898. In Lesotho Litelu is most common in: Leribe District, where 54 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 16 percent are found and Berea District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 48 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Litelu Last Name Statistics demography

Litelu earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.82% more than the national average, earning R 282,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laitelu921/
Litelius861/
Lutelu83114/
Litolu8327/
Letelu8325/
Leiteluis801/
Leitalu7716/
Litilud771/
Litilaud713/
Lithilux711/
Litilhud711/
Letalu6719/
Lestelius679/
Letilu671/
Lütoğlu6280/
Letollu621/
Letailleux5024/
Letailleus501/
Lethilleux501/

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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 Litelu
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