Leklek Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Leklek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leklek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Leklek (35) may also be a first name.

Leklek Last Name Facts

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

Leklek is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leklek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leklek is the 2,061,309th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Leklek reside; 77 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 77 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name globally, borne by 35 people.

The last name Leklek is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 127,402. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 70 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 19 percent are found and Enga, where 6 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Leklek is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 16 percent are found and Venezuela, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laklek835/
Leklik831/
Leklick770/
Lockleak715/
Leecleck711/
Lekhlaikh67136/
Liklik6737/
Leclec676/
Loklik671/
Laklik671/
Lokljk671/
Leclecq6216/
Lecleac622/
Likluik621/
Leckelc621/
Loklick620/
Leclec'h574/
Hlyklykh573/
Lequellec53110/
Lequillec5333/
Lecaillec532/
Liklikova531/
Lequilliec5011/
Lequilleuc508/
Loklic501/
Lequilleic501/
Leclic501/

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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 Leklek
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