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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) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also be found as: Lékè or Lêkê. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 52,178^th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 742,415 people. The last name 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 common first name in the world, borne by 6,122 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Excluding Ethiopia Leke 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 share of the population with the last name expanded 212 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Leke surname is principally Christian (79%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Leke are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.