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Where Does The Last Name Lekey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lekey (Tibetan: ལས་སྐྱིད་) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Lekey is the 276,388^th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,194,259 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Lekey are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 743,570^th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 153 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 772 people, or 1 in 68,577. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 33 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 26 percent live and Arusha Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Lekey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lekey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lekey last name grew 274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lekey Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Lekey last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Lekey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning R 292,248 per year and in United States they earn 18.8% less than the national average, earning $35,039 USD per year.