Lekha Surname
Approximately 4,873 people bear this surname
Lekha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,086 | 1:187,730 | 11,407 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| United Arab Emirates | 102 | 1:89,826 | 8,037 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Guyana | 19 | 1:40,117 | 3,928 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Lekha (47,106) may also be a first name.
Lekha Demographics
Average Lekha Salary in
United States
$41,556 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lekha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekha (Bengali: লেখা, Hindi: लेखा, Marathi: लेखा, Oriya: େଲଖା, Tibetan: ལེ་ཁ་) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lekha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lekha is the 97,412th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,495,495 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Lekha are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 19,448th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 47,106 people.
Lekha is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 4,086 people, or 1 in 187,730. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 19 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Excluding India it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 7 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.
Lekha Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Lekha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 100.41% more than the national average, earning R 476,256 per year and in United States they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $41,556 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lekha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekha in the Bengali language | ||
| লেখা | lekha | - |
| Lekha in the Hindi language | ||
| लेखा | lekha | 99.87 |
| लेख | lekha | 0.04 |
| लॆखा | lekha | 0.04 |
| Lekha in the Marathi language | ||
| लेखा | lekha | 97.1 |
| लेख | lekha | 1.02 |
| लेका | leka | 0.29 |
| लेक्खा | lekkha | 0.15 |
| लेकना | lekana | 0.15 |
| लखा | lakha | 0.15 |
| शेख | sekha | 0.15 |
| रेखा | rekha | 0.15 |
| Lekha in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଖା | elakha | 82.39 |
| େଲଖ | elakha | 11.93 |
| େସଖ | esakha | 0.57 |
| Lekha in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལེ་ཁ་ | lékha | 66.67 |
| ལེཁ་ | lekha | 33.33 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekha
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