Lekeka Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lekeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5191:104,38912,623
Cameroon681:305,42728,416
Lesotho351:58,0738,518
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekeka (22) may also be a first name.

Lekeka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lekeka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lekeka occurs most in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 520,022nd most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekeka live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 519 people, or 1 in 104,389. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Lekeka occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Lesotho, where 6 percent reside.

Lekeka Last Name Statistics demography

Lekeka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.38% less than the national average, earning R 120,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekeaka92776/
Lekeuka92212/
Lekheka9229/
Lekaeka921/
Lekeckas8631/
Leukeuka862/
Lekhekha861/
Lekaka831,975/
Lokeka83241/
Lekoka83219/
Likeka83171/
Lakeka8316/
Lekeke837/
Leqeka833/
Lekika832/
Lykeka831/
Lekeko831/
Leqheka77265/
Leqoeka7742/
Lekhaka7711/
Lekhika773/
Lekaaka772/
Leykeki771/
Likaeka771/
Lekeuke771/
Lekakau771/
Lekakaa771/
Lekikat771/
Lekesky770/
Lekgkegkas751/
Lekkakou7141/
Leakhaka711/
Lechekha711/
Leqhekka711/
Leekaaka711/
Lokoka672,913/
Lekoko672,911/
Likeke671,274/
Likoka671,083/
Lokeko6769/
Lokika6764/
Lekica6763/
Lekako6747/
Lakika6730/
Likika6729/
Lecaka6723/
Lekhakhau6722/
Likeki6721/
Lykoka6721/
Lokeca679/
Letkeskes676/
Lekaca673/
Lakoka673/
Likeko671/
Lekkaikos671/
Lakeca671/
Lekkaichi671/
Lekeicads670/

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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
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  • 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 Lekeka
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