Lekia Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Lekia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 284 | 1:623,742 | 29,581 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Congo | 19 | 1:262,584 | 8,646 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Lekia (3,331) may also be a first name.
Lekia Demographics
Lekia Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Lekia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lekia has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lekia is the 686,443rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Lekia live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekia is also the 123,729th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 3,331 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 284 people, or 1 in 623,742. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 88 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 6 percent are found and Oyo, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and The Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Lekia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lekia last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekkia | 91 | 3 | / |
| Lekjia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leckia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lekiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lekiea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lekayia | 83 | 179 | / |
| Lekchia | 83 | 35 | / |
| Lekeiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lekoyia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lekaiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lekhioa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lakia | 80 | 1,019 | / |
| Likia | 80 | 363 | / |
| Lokia | 80 | 191 | / |
| Lekya | 80 | 96 | / |
| Lekja | 80 | 42 | / |
| Lekio | 80 | 40 | / |
| Lakhia | 73 | 402 | / |
| Lequia | 73 | 197 | / |
| Lekjaa | 73 | 170 | / |
| Loikia | 73 | 48 | / |
| Lekhya | 73 | 20 | / |
| Leekya | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lokiah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Laikia | 73 | 9 | / |
| Laakia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lakija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lakiah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Loykia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leikio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lekjay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lechia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lakkia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likkia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lackia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lockia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lokhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lykias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lokija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lokiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyakia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekjau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lakiea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leikea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lekchio | 67 | 75 | / |
| Liekkio | 67 | 37 | / |
| Lekajio | 67 | 36 | / |
| Lickias | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lakaiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lekeayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lakihau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leskios | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lechija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lakoiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leskioz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lokuyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehchia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laykhia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lekaaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehquia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakeiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakeyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakkiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahakia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leechia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lackhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Logkiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laakija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokeiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lexcija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokoyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokujia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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