Lekel Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lekel (61) may also be a first name.

Lekel Last Name Facts

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

Lekel is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lekel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Lekel live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lekel is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 61 people.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Lekel is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Lekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lekel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lekel last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lekel Last Name Statistics demography

Lekel earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.72% less than the national average, earning R 162,264 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leukel911,302/
Leckel91415/
Lekael91174/
Leikel9136/
Hlekel916/
Lejkel913/
Lekiel913/
Leekel911/
Laekel911/
Leakel910/
Lekl8911/
Leckelt83272/
Leuckel83186/
Leickel83102/
Loeckel8351/
Leckell8318/
Leekell830/
Lakel802,532/
Lokel80543/
Likel8032/
Lecel806/
Leckl802/
Leskl802/
Leqel801/
Läkel801/
Lekil801/
Lekhl801/
Lejkl801/
Loekl800/
Lekeïhel772/
Leichkel770/
Lokoel731,396/
Laakel73779/
Lechel73269/
Lickel73258/
Likkel73211/
Lockel7366/
Lequel7340/
Löckel7337/
Liøkel7336/
Luikel7330/
Laikel7324/
Lokiel7319/
Lakiel738/
Lackel732/
Lakehl731/
Lokael731/
Lykhel731/
Lekkil731/
Leicel730/
Lecael730/
Lykell730/
Leckelová716/
Leichel67103/
Lakl6781/
Lesquel6742/
Löckelt6742/
Lyckell6722/
Lackell6714/
Laikhel676/
Likl675/
Leekleh675/
L'Aakel674/
Leklová674/
Ljkl673/
Ljøkell673/
Lecklet672/
Lockell672/
Likkell672/
Lykl671/
Lechell671/
Lecl671/
Lyckeld671/
Leklech671/
Laakiel671/
Leuquel671/
Lickeld671/
Leachel670/
Leakled670/
Leakill670/

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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 Lekel
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