Lekakeny Surname
Approximately 2,854 people bear this surname
Lekakeny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,854 | 1:16,181 | 1,937 |
Lekakeny (1,077) may also be a first name.
Lekakeny Demographics
Lekakeny Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lekakeny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekakeny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekakeny is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekakeny? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lekakeny is the 153,929th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,553,450 people. The surname Lekakeny occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekakeny live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 243,509th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 1,077 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 2,854 people, or 1 in 16,181. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 86 percent live, Kisii County, where 4 percent live and Kericho County, where 3 percent live.
Lekakeny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekakenyi | 94 | 13 | / |
| Lekakenya | 94 | 4 | / |
| Lekaken | 93 | 2 | / |
| Lekekeny | 88 | 4 | / |
| Lekakany | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lakakeny | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lekikenyi | 82 | 117 | / |
| Lekakan | 80 | 68 | / |
| Lekakun | 80 | 55 | / |
| Lekhakanya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Lekhakun | 75 | 313 | / |
| Lekhakan | 75 | 60 | / |
| Lekganya | 75 | 26 | / |
| Lakakena | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lekganye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekouken | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekakane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekekene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leykauskene | 74 | 1 | / |
| Lekhakhun | 71 | 26 | / |
| Lekkakoni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lekaganye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lekgoenye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekgan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laekhakun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakakn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekakhane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokakonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukukenye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekeuagny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekhkun | 67 | 78 | / |
| Lekagni | 67 | 75 | / |
| Lekeckienė | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lekgane | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lakakun | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lakakin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lekgani | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lekagne | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lakakna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lakakan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lakwecwiny | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lekigan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lekhkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lecakon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokwaikiny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luikakueno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lykakun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekegni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legkien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likakin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likakayeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lacoken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokakun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekgana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likakini | 63 | 2 | / |
| Likokeni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lekokoine | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Lekakeny
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis