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

The surname Lekini is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekini? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lekini is the 395,841st most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. The surname Lekini occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lekini are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lekini is also the 692,220th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 174 people.

Lekini is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 662 people, or 1 in 31,373. In Cameroon Lekini is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 89 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent are found and The Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Lekini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lekini last name is principally 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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  • 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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