Leakha Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Leakha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 148 | 1:13,734 | 3,035 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Leakha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leakha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leakha is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leakha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,441,361st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leakha live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Leakha is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 13,734. In Lesotho Leakha is most prevalent in: Mokhotlong District, where 89 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 5 percent live and Leribe District, where 5 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Leakha
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