Lekama Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Lekama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 177 | 1:117,339 | 13,463 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Lekama (110) may also be a first name.
Lekama Demographics
Average Lekama Salary in
South Africa
R 262,632
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lekama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lekama (Hindi: लेकमा, Oriya: େଲକମା) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 735,823rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Lekama live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 110 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 117,339. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 96 percent live, East Region, where 1 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.
Lekama Last Name Statistics demography
Lekama earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning R 262,632 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lekama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekama in the Hindi language | ||
| लेकमा | lekama | - |
| Lekama in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲକମା | elakama | - |
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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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- 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 Lekama
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