Lekem Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Lekem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Lekem (31) may also be a first name.
Lekem Demographics
Lekem Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lekem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekem is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,061,309th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Lekem is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Lekem live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 31 people.
The last name Lekem is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 89 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside and South Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Lekem is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 12 percent reside.
Lekem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekeme | 91 | 42 | / |
| Leikem | 91 | 30 | / |
| Lekhem | 91 | 9 | / |
| Lekiem | 91 | 7 | / |
| Lekeum | 91 | 4 | / |
| Lekeim | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leskem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lekkem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leikeim | 83 | 61 | / |
| Leickem | 83 | 13 | / |
| Lekheem | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lekkhem | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lekhiem | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lekheme | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lechkem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leskeim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lieckem | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lekim | 80 | 846 | / |
| Lecem | 80 | 32 | / |
| Lakem | 80 | 28 | / |
| Likem | 80 | 15 | / |
| Lokem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Leikheim | 77 | 57 | / |
| Leekheem | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lechkhem | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lekheime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loekheim | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lakhem | 73 | 808 | / |
| Lockem | 73 | 274 | / |
| Lekime | 73 | 180 | / |
| Lehkim | 73 | 140 | / |
| Likeme | 73 | 140 | / |
| Lechem | 73 | 137 | / |
| Lakkem | 73 | 40 | / |
| Leekim | 73 | 28 | / |
| Laikem | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lakeem | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lekaim | 73 | 14 | / |
| Lokiem | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lequem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lakeam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leykim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leskim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lykkem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likeum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lahkem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lokeum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luikem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leukim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lickem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loekim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekhim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlakem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lackem | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leickheim | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leikhim | 67 | 29 | / |
| Lekimme | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lakkeem | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leakhim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lhakeem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lekchim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leechem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lequiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lockhem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lackhem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leikime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeskim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luikhem | 67 | 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
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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 Lekem
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