Leekay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Leekay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Leekay (10) may also be a first name.
Leekay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leekay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leekay is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Leekay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leekay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Leekay is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leekay are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Bong County, where 86 percent live and Montserrado County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 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 Leekay
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