Lekara Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lekara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
India341:22,560,747316,052
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lekara (287) may also be a first name.

Lekara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekara (Bengali: লেকরা, Hindi: लेकरा, Oriya: େଲକରା) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,310,135th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Lekara reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 522,011th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 287 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria Lekara is most numerous in: Rivers, where 90 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Abia, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhara9275/
Lekarat9260/
Lekkara926/
Laekara921/
Lekaras921/
Lekaura921/
Lekgara921/
Lekharaj86159/
Lekaratt865/
Lekahara861/
Lekharai861/
Lekairap861/
Lakara832,745/
Lekera83625/
Lekare83106/
Lecara8356/
Lekari8338/
Lokara8334/
Likara8320/
Lekora8311/
Lekaro832/
Lykara831/
Lekharath801/
Lakhara771,539/
Lekgari771,222/
Lekhera77379/
Lekgare77189/
Lekhari77147/
Leskary77146/
Leikari77125/
Liekari7771/
Lakaray7756/
Lekhare7725/
Lakarra7722/
Lekaroz7717/
Lakkara7713/
Lyakara7713/
Lakarai7712/
Lekerai7711/
Lokarai7710/
Leykari779/
Lakaura778/
Likhara778/
Lekgora776/
Lakarau775/
Lekarie775/
Lakarha775/
Lehkare774/
Lekoraj773/
Lackara772/
Lecarra772/
Lekaros772/
Lekoura772/
Lekaree772/
Ligkara771/
Lakeara771/
Lekharo771/
Liskara771/
Lyokara771/
Lekoora771/
Lekarri771/
Lecaraz771/
Likaraj771/
Leukari771/
Lokaray771/
Lekorra771/
Lakarah771/
Leekare771/
Lockara770/
Leikkari7194/
Lescaray7126/
Lakharau7114/
Lakharay719/
Likaraja719/
Lahakara718/
Leiskari717/
Lekhaïry716/
Lakharai716/
Leekaree716/
Liaikara714/
Lekhairi714/
Lykharai714/
Leshkari711/
Laikhara711/
Lakahara711/
Leckarre711/
Lisgkara711/
Loekoura711/
Lakhaira711/
Likharay711/
Lekhoera711/
Liakaraj711/
Lakharha711/
Lecaro671,963/
Lekoro67805/
Lacara67596/
Likare67219/
Lokora67192/
Likari6785/
Lakera6778/
Lekori6764/
Lecora6752/
Locara6744/
Lacora6736/
Lakora6732/
Lykari6723/
Lakaro6718/
Lecari6717/
Licara6714/
Lokera678/
Likera676/
Lekory674/
Lekore674/
Lecare673/
Likora673/
Lakhairay673/
Läkare672/
Lekero672/
Leekharee672/
Loqara671/
Leheskari671/
Lecareaux671/
Liaikaraj671/

Lekara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekara in the Bengali language
লেকরাlekara-
Lekara in the Hindi language
लेकराlekara-
Lekara in the Oriya language
େଲକରାelakara94.74
ଇୁେଲକରାiuelakara5.26

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Footnotes

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