Lekhak Surname

245,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

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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Lekhak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1,2811:22,2331,004
India3041:2,523,24180,335
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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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Lekhak Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leikhak923/
Lekhakh921/
Lekhakq921/
Lekak9132/
Likhak83211/
Lekkak83140/
Lechak8397/
Lekakh8347/
Lekhac8341/
Lekake8317/
Lekhok839/
Lakhak836/
Lekack833/
Leckak831/
Leukak831/
Lekaks831/
Leykak831/
Lykhak831/
Leekak831/
Likhake7756/
Leichak7744/
Letchak7726/
Leuchak7710/
Lechake772/
Leechak772/
Lakhakh771/
Lechack771/
Leychak771/
Lekok73200/
Likak73154/
Lecak7322/
Lokak735/
Lekac732/
Lekag731/
Leshchak71274/
Letkaske716/
Letchake711/
Lakahakk711/
Lekakova711/
Lychak671,980/
Lahkak67344/
Lichak67146/
Lescak6751/
Likhok6745/
Likake6732/
Lecaks6713/
Leekok6710/
Lekook678/
Lejcak677/
Lejhag676/
Lekoke674/
Leijak674/
Lekock673/
Lakhaq671/
Lešcak671/
Likeak671/
Laikak671/
Lekagh671/
Lujhak671/
Leikauske671/
Lekacs671/
Lajhak671/

Lekhak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekhak in the Oriya language
େଲଖକelakhaka-
Lekhak in the Hindi language
लेखकlekhaka98.55
Lekhak in the Marathi language
लेखकlekhaka98.2
लेखाकlekhaka1.8
Lekhak in the Russian language
Лехакlehak-

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