Lekeke Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Lekeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lekeke (188) may also be a first name.
Lekeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekeke occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekeke? popularity and diffusion
Lekeke is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Lekeke live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lekeke is also the 663,277th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 188 people.
The last name Lekeke is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho Lekeke is primarily concentrated in: Berea District, where 75 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 25 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekeuke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lekek | 91 | 27 | / |
| Likeke | 83 | 1,274 | / |
| Lokeke | 83 | 763 | / |
| Lekeka | 83 | 626 | / |
| Lakeke | 83 | 30 | / |
| Lekake | 83 | 17 | / |
| Lekoke | 83 | 4 | / |
| Letkeskes | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lekeaka | 77 | 776 | / |
| Lekchek | 77 | 62 | / |
| Lekheka | 77 | 29 | / |
| Lekokei | 77 | 20 | / |
| Laekake | 77 | 16 | / |
| Lekiket | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lyckeke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lekakei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leykeki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lakecke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekeche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lokekei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekoike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekesky | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lekik | 73 | 502 | / |
| Lecek | 73 | 41 | / |
| Likek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekhekha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekaki | 67 | 335 | / |
| Likeka | 67 | 171 | / |
| Lehkec | 67 | 69 | / |
| Lekiok | 67 | 31 | / |
| Likeki | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lekick | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lekika | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lecoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laykek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekoki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lykeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leacek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekuik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekhik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lickek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lydkecker | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lekeke
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