Leakey Surname
Approximately 1,694 people bear this surname
Leakey Surname Definition:
From the German, Lichey; a personal name.
Leakey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 473 | 1:766,298 | 59,625 |
| England | 415 | 1:134,260 | 13,202 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Canada | 225 | 1:163,758 | 16,499 |
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| Kenya | 83 | 1:556,384 | 26,876 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 265 | 1:91,983 | 9,487 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 158 | 1:317,840 | 24,909 |
Leakey (2,249) may also be a first name.
Leakey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the German, Lichey; a personal name.
Leakey Demographics
Average Leakey Salary in
United States
$43,773 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leakey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leakey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leakey (Arabic: ليكي) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leakey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leakey is the 237,065th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,301,975 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Leakey are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 157,518th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 2,249 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 473 people, or 1 in 766,298. In The United States Leakey is most numerous in: Missouri, where 19 percent live, Indiana, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Egypt, where 18 percent live.
Leakey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leakey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leakey last name increased 299 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Leakey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Leakey surname are 21.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.6% registered with the political party.
The amount Leakey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $43,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% less than the national average, earning $45,814 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leakey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leakey in the Arabic language | ||
| ليكي | lyky | - |
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Footnotes
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