View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

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

The last name Leke (Hindi: लेके, Marathi: लेके, Oriya: େଲେକ, Russian: Леке) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Lékè or Lêkê. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 52,178^th most frequently held surname on earth, 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 internationally. It is borne by 6,122 people.

The last name Leke is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Without taking into account Ethiopia it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Leke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leke surname increased 212 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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 national average, with 81.82% registered with the 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.