Lekini Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lekini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6621:31,3734,231
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
Congo871:57,3465,134
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Lekini (174) may also be a first name.

Lekini Last Name Facts

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

Lekini is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 395,841st most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lekini reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 692,220th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 174 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 662 people, or 1 in 31,373. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 89 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and The Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Lekini Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loekini92756/
Lekinyi92120/
Lekinoi922/
Lekhini922/
Lekinai921/
Laekini921/
Lekaini921/
Leikini921/
Lekchini8610/
Lekinaai864/
Letckini861/
Lekeinit861/
Lokini83831/
Lekeni83403/
Likini83290/
Lekuni83131/
Lakini8377/
Lekine8315/
Likingi771,266/
Lokinei77805/
Lechini77295/
Lahkini77176/
Lequini7758/
Laekeni7749/
Leikine7724/
Lakaini7723/
Lekhine7722/
Leicini7719/
Likinio7716/
Lakhini7712/
Lakinai7710/
Likkini777/
Lokhini774/
Lekinyo773/
Lekeani772/
Likinoi772/
Leccini772/
Lekhuni771/
Hlekeni771/
Lokinyi771/
Lyakini771/
Lekoina771/
Lekegni771/
Lekiene771/
Lakinoi771/
Likaini771/
Likinui771/
Liakini771/
Leskine771/
Llokini771/
Likiniy771/
Lokinii771/
Lockini770/
Lecchini71481/
Lekeagni71115/
Lekchine718/
Likinich716/
Leckiene714/
Leikiene712/
Lekinesh711/
Liekiene711/
Lechkine711/
Leekenis711/
Leakenis710/
Lekena671,453/
Lokeni67421/
Lekene67402/
Likuni67113/
Lakine6767/
Lakeni6743/
Lakuni6742/
Lekune6730/
Likine6722/
Lokine6722/
Lecine6714/
Lekeny6710/
Liqeni676/
Likeni676/
Lokuni672/
Lakiné671/
Lek'einne671/
Leekimhui671/
Leckitner670/
Lecuni670/

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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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  • 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 Lekini
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