Le Kay Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

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

Le Kay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le Kay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3271:165,68118,511

Le Kay Last Name Facts

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

Le Kay is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Kay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 841,044th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Le Kay live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 165,681. In South Africa Le Kay is most common in: Western Cape, where 73 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 3 percent are found.

Le Kay Last Name Statistics demography

Le Kay earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.85% less than the national average, earning R 157,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Ky918/
Le Ka911/
La Kay8360/
Le Kai834/
Le Cay833/
Le-Kay832/
Le Kha832/
Le Kas831/
Le Key831/
Le Quay77185/
Le Khai777/
Le Kkat771/
Le Khoa771/
Le Ke731/
Le Cap67107/
Le Ker6760/
Le Cat6734/
Le Caz6724/
La Key6720/
La Kha678/
Le Quy676/
Le Kou674/
Le Qua672/
Le Coy672/
Le Cae671/
Le Kei671/
Le Cai671/

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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 Le Kay
  • 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