Leketu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Leketu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Leketu (5) may also be a first name.
Leketu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leketu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leketu is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Leketu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leketu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leketu reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Leketu is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 5 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Beside Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekketu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Leketeu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lekgetu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lekeuteu | 86 | 35 | / |
| Lekeateu | 86 | 26 | / |
| Leketush | 86 | 7 | / |
| Lekgethu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lekhethu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laketu | 83 | 88 | / |
| Loketu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Liketu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lekotu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lekitu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Loiketu | 77 | 217 | / |
| Laiketu | 77 | 75 | / |
| Laketeu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Lekitui | 77 | 5 | / |
| Likietu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leketoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekahatu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Likitu | 67 | 1,771 | / |
| Lakatu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lokatu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Likatu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lakotu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lokitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekhethoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokotui | 62 | 364 | / |
| Lekitoo | 62 | 44 | / |
| Lakatau | 62 | 7 | / |
| Lakkotu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Lakatuș | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lecattu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lokotou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lokhatu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lakhatu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lokithau | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Leketu
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