Leketon Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Leketon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Leketon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Leketon Demographics

Leketon Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Leketon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leketon occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leketon.

How Common Is The Last Name Leketon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leketon live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Leketon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Leketon surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekiton862/
Laketon861/
Lakeaton801/
Leketoum801/
Locketon800/
Lekotan71202/
Lokoton7196/
Laketan7123/
Lakaton7116/
Lockaton6732/
Lakhiton6723/
Legkatan672/
Liketune671/
Lekottan671/
Lekkotan671/
Lokaiton671/
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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 Leketon
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