Lekaka Surname

209,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Lekaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1,3811:3,613584
Lesotho2851:7,1321,541
South Africa2661:203,67621,747
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lékaka (1) are calculated separately.

Lekaka (23) may also be a first name.

Lekaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lekaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lekaka occurs in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Lékaka. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 209,270th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,689,897 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekaka live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lekaka is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name Lekaka is most frequently held in The Congo, where it is carried by 1,381 people, or 1 in 3,613. In The Congo it is most frequent in: Cuvette Department, where 46 percent are found, Brazzaville Department, where 38 percent are found and Plateaux Department, where 14 percent are found. Beside The Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Lekaka Last Name Statistics demography

Lekaka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.68% less than the national average, earning R 138,600 per year.

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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 Lekaka
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