Lekim Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Lekim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand4181:168,99127,195
Vietnam2811:329,7011,201
United States851:4,264,223227,504
France201:3,321,136213,627
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lekim (45) may also be a first name.

Lekim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekim (Tibetan: ལས་སྐྱིདམ།) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lekim.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lekim is the 412,207th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. The last name Lekim occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Lekim are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 45 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 168,991. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Uttaradit Province, where 54 percent are found, Kanchanaburi Province, where 23 percent are found and Nakhon Pathom Province, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Thailand it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Lekim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lekim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lekim last name expanded 2,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lekim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lekim last name are 8.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.76% registered with the party.

Lekim earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekime91180/
Lehkim91140/
Leekim9128/
Lekaim9114/
Lekiem917/
Leykim912/
Leskim911/
Lekhim911/
Lekeim911/
Loekim911/
Leukim911/
Leikeim8361/
Leikhim8329/
Lekimme8321/
Leakhim8310/
Lekchim834/
Lekhiem834/
Leikime831/
Leeskim831/
Leskeim831/
Lakim802,072/
Lekem8083/
Likim8054/
Lecim8045/
Lokim8035/
Leikheim7757/
Lekhoime771/
Lekheime771/
Loekheim770/
Lahkim735,008/
Lakkim7373/
Lakhim7347/
Lhakim7344/
Lekeme7342/
Leikem7330/
Laykim7330/
Likhim7327/
Laikim7326/
Liakim7325/
Lequim7316/
Lackim7314/
Lekhem739/
Lokiem736/
Lokhim735/
Lakaim735/
Lekeum734/
Lechim733/
Likime733/
Likiom732/
Lekkem731/
Lojkim731/
Likaim731/
Lehqim731/
Leskem731/
Liskim730/
Leickheim710/
Lequime67278/
Lhakkim6798/
Lecaime6724/
Leahcim6717/
Lokheim6717/
Leickem6713/
Lesquim676/
Lekkhem675/
Lahakim675/
Lekheem675/
Lekheme672/
Likhimm672/
Lakhimh671/
Laikime671/
Lequiem671/
Laykhim671/
Lechkem671/
Leachim671/
Lieckem670/

Lekim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekim in the Tibetan language
ལས་སྐྱིདམ།lékyidam25
ལས་སྐྱིད་མོ།lékyimo25
ལས་སྐྱིདམོ།།lékyidmo25
ལས་སྐྱིདམོ།lékyidmo25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekim
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