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Where Does The Last Name Leke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Leke (Hindi: लेके, Marathi: लेके, Oriya: େଲେକ, Russian: Леке) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Lékè or Lêkê. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 52,178^th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 742,415 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Leke reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Leke is also the 84,594^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 6,122 people.

The surname Leke is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.

Leke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leke last name increased 212 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (79%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Leke last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Leke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.84% less than the national average, earning R 100,200 per year and in United States they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $44,222 USD per year.