Lekei Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Lekei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 92 | 1:575,452 | 36,554 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Lekei (35) may also be a first name.
Lekei Demographics
Average Lekei Salary in
Canada
$50,802 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Lekei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekei (Oriya: େଲେକଇ) is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lekei.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,343,156th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Lekei reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lekei is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 35 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 87 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 10 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.
Lekei Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Lekei earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.1% less than the national average, earning R 54,420 per year and in Canada they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $50,802 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lekei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekei in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲେକଇ | eleka'i | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Lekei
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