Lekenge Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lekenge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Lekenge (23) may also be a first name.

Lekenge Last Name Facts

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

Lekenge is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lekenge.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekenge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lekenge is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Lekenge live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

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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
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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 Lekenge
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