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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 found most in Ethiopia. It may appear in the variant forms: Lékè or Lêkê. Click here for further potential spellings of Leke.

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

The surname is the 52,178^th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 742,415 people. This last name is primarily found 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 numerous first name on earth, held by 6,122 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Beside Ethiopia Leke exists 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 prevalency of Leke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 212 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (79%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Leke last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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.