Leken Surname
Approximately 606 people bear this surname
Leken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 561 | 1:82,317 | 7,574 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Lekén (6) are calculated separately.
Leken (241) may also be a first name.
Leken Demographics
Leken Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Leken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leken (Oriya: େଲେକନ) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant: Lekén. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leken? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 532,873rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Leken live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 575,894th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 241 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 82,317. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Samburu County, where 45 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 26 percent are found and Narok County, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Leken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leken last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Leken surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leken in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲେକନ | elekana | - |
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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 Leken
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