Qheku Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Qheku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qheku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2871:7,0821,531
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097

Qheku (56) may also be a first name.

Qheku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qheku occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qheku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 827,165th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name Qheku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qheku live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Qheku is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 56 people.

The last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 7,082. In Lesotho Qheku is most common in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 58 percent are found, Maseru District, where 15 percent are found and Quthing District, where 15 percent are found. Other than Lesotho Qheku exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Qheku Last Name Statistics demography

Qheku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.63% less than the national average, earning R 103,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qhaeku914/
Qeku8976/
Gqeku8085/
Qesku8046/
Qejku8011/
Queku806/
Qaeku801/
Qkeku801/
Qyshku734/
Chekuu733/
Khekhu732/
Chekeu732/
Cheaku731/
Qhakhu731/
Keku671,719/
Qoku671,215/
Qaku67656/
Ceku67512/
Qiku6725/
Chekouh675/
Khaekhu672/
Qecu672/
Cheqkou671/
Cheakou671/

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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 Qheku
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