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
The surname Leken (Oriya: େଲେକନ) occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as: Lekén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leken is the 532,873rd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. Leken is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Leken live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Leken is also the 575,894th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 241 people.
The surname Leken is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 82,317. In Kenya Leken is mostly concentrated in: Samburu County, where 45 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 26 percent reside and Narok County, where 18 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Leken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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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