Lekja Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Lekja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania281:104,0739,868
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekja Last Name Facts

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

Lekja occurs more in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lekja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Lekja live; 67 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent live in Albano-Europe.

Lekja is most widely held in Albania, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 104,073. In Albania Lekja is mostly found in: Tirana County, where 89 percent are found and Shkodër County, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Albania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Algeria, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekjaa91170/
Lekdja915/
Lekjay912/
Lekjia911/
Lekjau911/
Lekdjaa831/
Lekia80432/
Leksa80377/
Lakja80148/
Likja8097/
Lekya8096/
Lokja8051/
Lekza8030/
Lekjo803/
Lekji801/
Lakjaa73112/
Lekzai7384/
Lehkyj7357/
Lekhya7320/
Leekya7318/
Lykkja7316/
Leksau7313/
Lekjit7311/
Leksai738/
Lekkia733/
Lakija733/
Leekea731/
Lakjea731/
Lekjee731/
Leckia731/
Lokija731/
Hlekza731/
Lakjaâ731/
Lekzah731/
Lekiah731/
Lekiea731/
Leikea730/
Lexa671,789/
Lekayia67179/
Lekajio6736/
Lekchia6735/
Ålykkja6715/
Lekeayi674/
Lechija673/
Legdjaa672/
Lekeiya672/
Lekaaya672/
Lekaiya671/
Lekaaye671/
Lekoyia671/
Lexcija671/
Lekhioa671/
Lokujia671/
Laakija671/

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