Lekake Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Lekake (10) may also be a first name.

Lekake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekake is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Lekake live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lekake is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 10 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Lekake is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Algeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laekake9216/
Lekakei921/
Lekak9132/
Letkaske866/
Lokake833,143/
Lekaka831,975/
Lekhak831,618/
Lekaki83335/
Lekkak83140/
Lekakh8347/
Likake8332/
Lakake8318/
Lekeke837/
Lekoke834/
Lekack833/
Lekaks831/
Leukak831/
Leckak831/
Leykak831/
Leekak831/
Leikauske801/
Lekeaka77776/
Leckaka7783/
Lecakes7768/
Likhake7756/
Lekokei7720/
Lekkaki7717/
Lekhaka7711/
Lahkake779/
Leikhak773/
Legkaki772/
Lekaaka772/
Lekache772/
Lekeuke771/
Lekhakh771/
Lekakaa771/
Lekoike771/
Lekhakq771/
Lokhake771/
Leikakh771/
Lockake771/
Lekok73200/
Likak73154/
Lecak7322/
Lekac732/
Lekag731/
Leskoske7143/
Lekkakis7132/
Lekhache715/
Lekehaka711/
Lekakova711/
Lackhake711/
Lekoukea711/
Leekaaka711/
Leacocke711/
Legkakis711/
Likaka672,335/
Likeke671,274/
Lokeke67763/
Lakaki67271/
Lykaki67233/
Lekoka67219/
Likhak67211/
Likoke67210/
Lescak6751/
Lekhac6741/
Lakeke6730/
Lecaka6723/
Lacoke6718/
Lacake6715/
Lecaks6713/
Leekok6710/
Lykakh679/
Lekhok679/
Likaki678/
Lekook678/
Lejcak677/
Likakh675/
Lokaki673/
Lekaca673/
Lekock673/
Lešcak671/
Lekacs671/
Laikak671/
Likike671/
Lekagh671/
Lecoke671/
Lykoke671/
Lékaka671/
Lykhak671/
Likeak671/
Lekoki671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekake
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