Leka Surname
Approximately 21,803 people bear this surname
Leka Surname Definition:
Leka is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: last born.
Read More About This SurnameLeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 8,531 | 1:342 | 15 |
| Ethiopia | 3,220 | 1:30,294 | 3,612 |
| Greece | 1,263 | 1:8,773 | 1,095 |
| Indonesia | 1,160 | 1:114,008 | 11,587 |
| DR Congo | 1,156 | 1:63,910 | 7,552 |
| Cameroon | 904 | 1:22,975 | 3,121 |
| Kosovo | 802 | 1:2,322 | 374 |
| Papua New Guinea | 515 | 1:15,832 | 1,552 |
| United States | 439 | 1:825,647 | 63,294 |
| Gabon | 404 | 1:4,676 | 852 |
| Ivory Coast | 392 | 1:58,855 | 3,470 |
| Congo | 360 | 1:13,859 | 1,746 |
| India | 302 | 1:2,539,952 | 80,674 |
| Serbia | 284 | 1:25,158 | 2,799 |
| Nigeria | 259 | 1:683,949 | 31,723 |
| Ukraine | 211 | 1:215,747 | 28,883 |
| Russia | 199 | 1:724,236 | 61,077 |
| Tanzania | 170 | 1:311,421 | 23,787 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 163 | 1:21,696 | 3,736 |
| Italy | 101 | 1:605,512 | 55,891 |
| Poland | 82 | 1:463,521 | 46,884 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Solomon Islands | 70 | 1:8,286 | 1,347 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Kazakhstan | 39 | 1:453,397 | 34,287 |
| North Macedonia | 37 | 1:56,797 | 5,882 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Finland | 33 | 1:166,567 | 14,872 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Moldova | 28 | 1:127,192 | 14,173 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 1:226,152 | 15,984 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Transnistria | 8 | 1:59,337 | 8,632 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 1:79,946 | 4,069 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Léka (185) are calculated separately.
Leka (8,353) may also be a first name.
Leka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Leka is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: last born.
User-submitted Reference
A Catholic, Albanian Male name. Lekë is an abbreviated version of the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), meaning "Defender of the people''.
- perseLeka Demographics
Average Leka Salary in
United States
$48,797 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leka (Bengali: লেকা, Georgian: ლეკა, Hindi: लेका, Marathi: लेका, Oriya: େଲକା, Russian: Лека) has its highest incidence in Albania. It can also be found in the variant forms: Léka. For other potential spellings of Leka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leka is the 24,771st most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 334,245 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Leka reside; 51 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Leka is also the 69,107th most common first name internationally, borne by 8,353 people.
This last name is most common in Albania, where it is carried by 8,531 people, or 1 in 342. In Albania Leka is primarily concentrated in: Tirana County, where 26 percent reside, Elbasan County, where 14 percent reside and Korçë County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Albania Leka occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 15 percent reside and Greece, where 6 percent reside.
Leka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leka surname grew 4,390 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Leka last name are 8.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.24% registered with the party.
The amount Leka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.36% less than the national average, earning €7,400 per year; in Norway they earn 32.83% less than the national average, earning 232,475 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $48,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.55% less than the national average, earning $41,460 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leka in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეკა | leka | - |
| Leka in the Bengali language | ||
| লেকা | leka | - |
| Leka in the Hindi language | ||
| लेका | leka | - |
| Leka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲକା | elaka | - |
| Leka in the Marathi language | ||
| लेका | leka | 96.67 |
| लॅका | leka | 3.33 |
| Leka in the Russian language | ||
| Лека | leka | - |
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Footnotes
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