Lekat Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Lekat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4341:304,72227,002
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lekat (1,963) may also be a first name.

Lekat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekat (Hindi: लेकत, Marathi: लेकत) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 646,966th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Lekat are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lekat is also the 171,038th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 1,963 people.

The last name Lekat is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 304,722. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Sumatra, where 89 percent live, Lampung, where 6 percent live and Bengkulu, where 2 percent live. Beside Indonesia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leakat91442/
Lekate91276/
Lekkat91130/
Legkat915/
Lekhat913/
Lekatt913/
Leckat912/
Lekaat911/
Lekath911/
Leekat911/
Leikat911/
Lekaite8310/
Lekhate833/
Lekkate833/
Leikhat831/
Lekeate831/
Leekatz830/
Leikatz830/
Lecat805,038/
Lakat80913/
Lokat80635/
Lekad8030/
Lekot8026/
Likat8019/
Lekač807/
Lykat801/
Lekhathe772/
Leikaite771/
Leikaitė771/
Leeckatz770/
Lakhat731,693/
Liakat73902/
Lekote73419/
Lokhat73239/
Likate73190/
Lekacz73141/
Lekkad73138/
Lescat73103/
Lecaut7378/
Ligkat7352/
Lakait7352/
Leaqat7348/
Leucat7339/
Lekhad7337/
Lecate7336/
Lohkat7322/
Lokkat7320/
Lokatt7312/
Laecat7310/
Likhat739/
Lecast737/
Lakatt737/
Lockat734/
Lakkat733/
Lakath733/
Lecats733/
Legcat733/
Laikat733/
Laqkat732/
Lahkat732/
Laykat732/
Likath731/
Lhakat731/
Lakaat731/
Lekuot731/
Lecaht731/
Laeqat731/
Likeat731/
Likkat731/
Leyqat731/
Liecat731/
Lekhot731/
Litkat731/
Lokait731/
Loykat731/
Lokeat731/
Lekgkathe711/
Lescaut67674/
Lockhat67495/
Likhate6745/
Liakhat6720/
Leacott6717/
Lecatte6715/
Liakath678/
Leaqate678/
Lakhait677/
Lyakath677/
Likaits676/
Lakhath676/
Leckaud675/
Lecaste674/
Likhath673/
Likaite673/
Llaecat673/
Lokhath672/
Loykate672/
Lekeith671/
Laekhad671/
Lakaath671/
Leacaut671/
Leaquat671/
Lecatts671/
Lokhaat671/
Leacoth671/
Likaitė671/
Lescatt671/
Lekoite671/
Loikait671/
Lackhat671/
Lecaite671/
Leekhot671/
Lockatt670/
Lakeath670/

Lekat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekat in the Hindi language
लेकतlekata66.67
लेकातlekata33.33
Lekat in the Marathi language
लेकतlekata60
लॅकतlekata40

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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 Lekat
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