Lekipa Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lekipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Lekipa (212) may also be a first name.

Lekipa Last Name Facts

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

Lekipa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekipa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lekipa is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekipa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lekipa is also the 620,917th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 212 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,018,108. In Tanzania Lekipa is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Lekipa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekoipa921/
Lekipas921/
Lekepa8329/
Likipa835/
Lekipi832/
Lakipa831/
Lekupa831/
Lekipou774/
Likipas773/
Lakaipa772/
Lekepah771/
Lokaipa771/
Lekipio771/
Lekaipei717/
Lekoipet711/
Lekipish711/
Likitpat711/
Licupa67508/
Lakupa6750/
Lekepe6740/
Lakipo6711/
Lokepa679/
Likupa678/
Lekepi675/
Licepa673/
Licipa673/
Lakepa673/
Lokupa671/

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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 Lekipa
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