Lekele Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lekele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1581:335,07425,051
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Congo51:997,81917,129
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lekele (32) may also be a first name.

Lekele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﻞ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lekele.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,003,904th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. Lekele is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekele reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

Lekele is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania Lekele is most common in: Manyara Region, where 94 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Lekele is found in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Lekele Last Name Statistics demography

Lekele earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.58% less than the national average, earning R 188,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekhele92278/
Lekgele9225/
Lekelei924/
Lekehle921/
Leskele921/
Lekeleh921/
Lekle911/
Lekhehle86384/
Lekhoele86146/
Lekelesh8649/
Lekoelea863/
Lekhetle862/
Lekheile861/
Lek'hele861/
Lekelees861/
Likele832,006/
Lokele83995/
Lekhel83726/
Lekale83418/
Leqele83204/
Lekela83181/
Lakele8351/
Lekole8320/
Lekeli8311/
Lekely836/
Lekile832/
Lekyle831/
Leakle831/
Lykele831/
Lekkle831/
Lekhoelea8013/
Lekhoehle802/
Lekeylesh801/
Leskelä771,287/
Lekhela77388/
Lekhale7763/
Lokhele7728/
Likhele7717/
Lekheil7715/
Lekhelt7714/
Lekkela7712/
Lekhole779/
Lechele779/
Lekkale777/
Leekela777/
Leekleh775/
Lekaale775/
Lekolei774/
Lakiele774/
Lekelai774/
Likelet774/
Lekheld773/
Lekhhel772/
Leqoele772/
Lekgeli772/
Lekahle771/
Lekelia771/
Lekhell771/
Leecole771/
Leekely771/
Lekhiel771/
Lokaele771/
Lekiela771/
Likoele771/
Leukale771/
Lekheli771/
Lekeala771/
Leakile771/
Legqele771/
Lykhele771/
Lakhele771/
Likeleh771/
Likeley770/
Leacele770/
Lekhoeleea751/
Lecle736/
Likhoele71321/
Leqhoele7157/
Lekheila7111/
Lakelieh712/
Likehele712/
Lekeïhel712/
Lakhaele711/
Lekhalle711/
Lekhheil711/
Leichele711/
Lecheleh711/
Lekheloa711/
Lequelle711/
Liakhele711/
Likelleh711/
Hlekehla711/
Lekhoeli711/
Likieleh711/
Leckhelt710/
Likely67858/
Likeli67433/
Likela67424/
Lecole67246/
Lekoli67199/
Lakeli6785/
Lekili6769/
Lekila6763/
Lokeli6757/
Lekali6710/
Lekhelooa6710/
Lekhil672/
Likhel671/
Lek'halle671/
Lecale671/
Lekail671/
Lökeli671/
Lesquelet671/
Llecle671/
Lykhel671/
Lekhyl671/

Lekele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻜﻞlkl-

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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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  • 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 Lekele
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