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

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

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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