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
The surname Leakha occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leakha.
How Common Is The Last Name Leakha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leakha is the 1,441,361st most frequent family 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 is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 13,734. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mokhotlong District, where 89 percent are found, Butha-Buthe District, where 5 percent are found and Leribe District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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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