Lekia Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Lekia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2841:623,74229,581
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Congo191:262,5848,646
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Lekia (3,331) may also be a first name.

Lekia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lekia Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lekia is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 686,443rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Lekia reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekia is also the 123,729th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 3,331 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 623,742. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 88 percent live, Bayelsa, where 6 percent live and Oyo, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Lekia is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and The Congo, where 4 percent live.

Lekia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekkia913/
Lekjia911/
Leckia911/
Lekiah911/
Lekiea911/
Lekayia83179/
Lekchia8335/
Lekeiya832/
Lekoyia831/
Lekaiya831/
Lekhioa831/
Lakia801,019/
Likia80363/
Lokia80191/
Lekya8096/
Lekja8042/
Lekio8040/
Lakhia73402/
Lequia73197/
Lekjaa73170/
Loikia7348/
Lekhya7320/
Leekya7318/
Lokiah7313/
Laikia739/
Laakia733/
Lakija733/
Lakiah733/
Loykia732/
Leikio732/
Lekjay732/
Lechia732/
Lakkia731/
Leekea731/
Likkia731/
Lackia731/
Lockia731/
Lokhia731/
Lykias731/
Likiah731/
Lokija731/
Lokiha731/
Lyakia731/
Lekjau731/
Lakiea730/
Leikea730/
Lekchio6775/
Liekkio6737/
Lekajio6736/
Lickias6735/
Lakaiya679/
Lekeayi674/
Lakihau674/
Leskios674/
Lechija673/
Lakoiya673/
Leskioz673/
Lokuyia672/
Lehchia672/
Laykhia672/
Lekaaya672/
Lehquia671/
Lakeiya671/
Lakeyia671/
Lakkiah671/
Lahakia671/
Leechia671/
Lackhia671/
Logkiha671/
Laakija671/
Lokeiya671/
Lexcija671/
Lokoyia671/
Lokujia671/

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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
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  • 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 Lekia
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