Lekhak Surname
Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname
Lekhak Surname User-submission:
Lekhak caste is originally Pandey and originally they are from Simalta village, Champawat, Uttarakhand, India. Pandey are the great pandits, acharyas at their time. They were working in Chanda dynasty of Uttarakhand in respected posts like pandit, jyotis, etc.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 1,281 | 1:22,233 | 1,004 |
| India | 304 | 1:2,523,241 | 80,335 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Lekhak (246) may also be a first name.
Lekhak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lekhak caste is originally Pandey and originally they are from Simalta village, Champawat, Uttarakhand, India. Pandey are the great pandits, acharyas at their time. They were working in Chanda dynasty of Uttarakhand in respected posts like pandit, jyotis, etc. In 1625 king of Pithoragarh Trimal chan had nominated as lekhak (writer) to Pandid Jayaraj Pandeya and gave him the post Diwan. After that Padeys started to write their surname as Lekhak. Now most of the Lekhaks are residing in western part of Nepal and some families among them settled in Pithoragarh, India.
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Where Does The Last Name Lekhak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekhak (Hindi: लेखक, Marathi: लेखक, Oriya: େଲଖକ, Russian: Лехак) occurs most in Nepal. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekhak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lekhak is the 245,904th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,504,046 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Lekhak reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 569,299th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 246 people.
The last name Lekhak is most widely held in Nepal, where it is borne by 1,281 people, or 1 in 22,233. In Nepal it is most common in: Mahakali, where 84 percent are found, Bagmati, where 8 percent are found and Seti, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nepal this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leikhak | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lekhakh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lekhakq | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lekak | 91 | 32 | / |
| Likhak | 83 | 211 | / |
| Lekkak | 83 | 140 | / |
| Lechak | 83 | 97 | / |
| Lekakh | 83 | 47 | / |
| Lekhac | 83 | 41 | / |
| Lekake | 83 | 17 | / |
| Lekhok | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lakhak | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lekack | 83 | 3 | / |
| Leckak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leukak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lekaks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leykak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lykhak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leekak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Likhake | 77 | 56 | / |
| Leichak | 77 | 44 | / |
| Letchak | 77 | 26 | / |
| Leuchak | 77 | 10 | / |
| Lechake | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leechak | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lakhakh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lechack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leychak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekok | 73 | 200 | / |
| Likak | 73 | 154 | / |
| Lecak | 73 | 22 | / |
| Lokak | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lekac | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lekag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leshchak | 71 | 274 | / |
| Letkaske | 71 | 6 | / |
| Letchake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakahakk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekakova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lychak | 67 | 1,980 | / |
| Lahkak | 67 | 344 | / |
| Lichak | 67 | 146 | / |
| Lescak | 67 | 51 | / |
| Likhok | 67 | 45 | / |
| Likake | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lecaks | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leekok | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lekook | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lejcak | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lejhag | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lekoke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leijak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lekock | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lakhaq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lešcak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laikak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lujhak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leikauske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekacs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lajhak | 67 | 1 | / |
Lekhak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekhak in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଖକ | elakhaka | - |
| Lekhak in the Hindi language | ||
| लेखक | lekhaka | 98.55 |
| Lekhak in the Marathi language | ||
| लेखक | lekhaka | 98.2 |
| लेखाक | lekhaka | 1.8 |
| Lekhak in the Russian language | ||
| Лехак | lehak | - |
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