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

Lekara (Bengali: লেকরা, Hindi: लेकरा, Oriya: େଲକରା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lekara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,310,135th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Lekara is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Lekara are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekara is also the 522,011th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 287 people.

The last name Lekara is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 90 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found and Abia, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

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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