Lekeri Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Lekeri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lekeri (22) may also be a first name.
Lekeri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekeri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lekeri (Oriya: େଲେକରି) is most common in Benin. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekeri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lekeri is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekeri reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lekeri is also the 2,301,746th most common first name in the world It is held by 22 people.
Lekeri is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Lekeri is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lekeri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekeri in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲେକରି | elekari | 50 |
| େଲେକରୀ | elekari | 50 |
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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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- 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 Lekeri
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