Lekeleke Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Lekeleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Lekeleke (19) may also be a first name.
Lekeleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekeleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekeleke is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekeleke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Lekeleke reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lekeleke is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name globally, held by 19 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Apart from The DR Congo Lekeleke is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekelek | 93 | 23 | / |
| Hlekehleke | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lecheleke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lekoelake | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lekalake | 75 | 1,131 | / |
| Lechelek | 75 | 94 | / |
| Lokeloke | 75 | 45 | / |
| Leqeleqe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Likeleka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lekaloke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekoloke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Likelike | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lechelekh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lequeleque | 67 | 45 | / |
| Lecheleche | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lekkylekky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leqeleq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lecelec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lecheleg | 63 | 3 | / |
| Lekalaki | 63 | 2 | / |
| Lequelec | 63 | 2 | / |
| Lequelequi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Likilik | 53 | 7 | / |
| Likiliki | 50 | 410 | / |
| Lakilaki | 50 | 13 | / |
| Lykkelig | 50 | 1 | / |
| Likalaki | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lekeleke
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