Lekaleka Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Lekaleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
Lekaleka (14) may also be a first name.
Lekaleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekaleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lekaleka occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekaleka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lekaleka is the 973,426th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. Lekaleka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekaleka reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lekaleka is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 14 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 39 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 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 Lekaleka
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