Lekam Surname
Approximately 1,899 people bear this surname
Lekam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,676 | 1:105,694 | 7,098 |
| Algeria | 102 | 1:378,741 | 33,117 |
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lekam (813) may also be a first name.
Lekam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekam (Hindi: लेकाम, Marathi: लेकाम) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 216,168th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,837,570 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Lekam are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekam is also the 286,673rd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 813 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,676 people, or 1 in 105,694. In Nigeria Lekam is primarily found in: Cross River, where 87 percent reside, Lagos, where 3 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 5 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lekam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekam in the Marathi language | ||
| लेकाम | lekama | - |
| Lekam in the Hindi language | ||
| लेकाम | lekama | 85.71 |
| लेकम | lekama | 14.29 |
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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
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- 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 Lekam
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