Leko Surname

33,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Leko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger7,3101:2,625273
Indonesia2,1441:61,6836,740
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,0951:1,688262
DR Congo1,2311:60,0167,159
Nigeria7381:240,03113,941
Croatia6051:6,9891,068
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Congo3161:15,7881,923
Papua New Guinea1541:52,9466,689
Serbia1501:47,6334,697
Cameroon1491:139,39015,562
Ivory Coast941:245,4399,826
Uganda641:609,98932,257
Canada621:594,28449,093
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Australia271:999,84158,390
Albania261:112,07910,267
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Austria181:473,08046,251
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Israel111:777,96750,646
Norway101:514,22941,629
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Léko (56) & Lékó (214) are calculated separately.

Leko (3,388) may also be a first name.

Leko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leko (Georgian: ლეკო, Marathi: लेको, Oriya: େଲକ, Russian: Леко, Tibetan: ལས་སྐོ།) occurs most in Niger. It can also appear in the variant forms: Léko or Lékó. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,428th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 458,538 people. The surname Leko occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Leko reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Leko is also the 122,397th most common forename world-wide, borne by 3,388 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 7,310 people, or 1 in 2,625. In Niger Leko is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 75 percent live, Maradi Region, where 24 percent live and Diffa Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Niger this surname is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent live.

Leko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Leko surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Leko last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leko earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.17% less than the national average, earning 283,200 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léko9256/
Leyko891,631/
Leiko891,159/
Hleko89781/
Lekoa89697/
Lieko89521/
Lejko89439/
Lecko89381/
Lekou89298/
Leuko89180/
Legko89121/
Lekko8986/
Ledko8936/
Leňko8932/
Lekoi8931/
Leeko8925/
Lehko8923/
Lekho8913/
Lekoo8913/
Leśko8912/
Lezko8911/
Leako899/
Lekoy898/
Lekoh896/
Loeko894/
Lleko891/
Lékó83214/
Lekkos80639/
Lekkou80241/
Leitko80132/
Lekhoa80111/
Leakos8095/
Lettko8080/
Hletko8073/
Leikko8053/
Lekosz8041/
Leikop8039/
Legkoy8028/
Leikos8025/
Leisko8023/
Leskos8022/
Leasko8019/
Leakou8019/
Lekkoh8019/
Lekhoi8017/
Lekkop8014/
Leikou8012/
Lekhou807/
Lejcko805/
Lekoch805/
Leukho804/
Lekuoy804/
Lekois804/
Leekop803/
Liecko803/
Leukou803/
Leekoh803/
Leekoi803/
Llesko802/
Legkou802/
Lekooa802/
Liekko801/
Leytko801/
Les'ko801/
Leikuo801/
Lekuot801/
Lekuoe801/
Hlekho801/
Hlekoa801/
Lekhoo801/
Lekhot801/
Lekgoi801/
Lehkod801/
Hleuko801/
Loko7531,562/
Leka7521,803/
Lako7510,435/
Liko753,375/
Lyko751,033/
Leco75645/
Lýko753/
Leqo751/
Lekhooa732,138/
Lekouch73448/
Lekaowa73377/
Lekhooe73278/
Leekhoo7365/
Hleshko7334/
Leachko7322/
Leskopf7318/
Leschko7316/
Leaskou7315/
Lehekou7314/
Leikopf739/
Laheiko738/
Lekkhoi734/
Hlechko734/
Lekhuoa733/
Lehytko732/
Leshkoi731/
Leishko731/
Lekhous731/
Lekáová731/
Lekaová731/
Lee'koo731/
Legkojs731/
Leckhoo731/
Lekhohe731/
Lekhuoe731/
Lekkhoa731/
Leekhoh731/
Leekhot731/
Lehetko731/
Leskois730/
Lakho6715,435/
Lokko678,442/
Lacko676,664/
Loyko676,104/
Lekha674,873/
Locko674,115/
Lekka673,130/
Lysko672,914/
Loiko672,818/
Lecot672,023/
Hlako671,838/
Leyco671,472/
Leskó671,205/
Laiko67892/
Lykou67853/
Layko67849/
Lykho67840/
Lioko67807/
Likoy67789/
Lajko67699/
Lehká67669/
Lekeu67667/
Lojko67626/
Likuo67604/
Lokho67542/
Lecou67474/
Leeka67435/
Lecco67329/
Lecoz67326/
Lakoy67325/
Laako67314/
Lokoo67309/
Lieka67305/
Lokoy67294/
Lyoko67263/
Likho67244/
Lyzko67243/
Licko67241/
Likoi67197/
Laeka67184/
Leaka67179/
Likou67179/
Hloko67173/
Lecoy67167/
Liako67159/
Leika67155/
Lakko67136/
Lehka6790/
Leeco6783/
Lokuo6783/
Lecos6777/
Lokoi6773/
Lohko6773/
Lokoh6771/
Logko6768/
Lykot6760/
Leçka6759/
Lakoh6756/
Likko6754/
Lekah6753/
Leuka6751/
Lecká6751/
Likoz6749/
Likoo6746/
Leyka6743/
Loeka6743/
Leuco6742/
Lahko6742/
Lakoo6734/
Lejka6731/
Lakoi6725/
Leico6723/
Letkó6721/
Lycko6717/
Likop6715/
Likoj6715/
Lloko6714/
Liçko6714/
Luiko6713/
Laňko6713/
Likoa6712/
Leukó6710/
Leaco678/
Lecop678/
Legka678/
Lekač677/
Lydko677/
Lekaa677/
Lyško677/
Leňka677/
Lykoi676/
Legco676/
Likoh675/
Lekaz674/
Lecoi674/
Ligko674/
Lijko674/
Lleka674/
Lekkhous674/
Lhoko674/
Likoś674/
Lecoj674/
Lokoș674/
Lujko674/
Luyko673/
Lecoo672/
Letco672/
Lheka672/
Hleka672/
L'Eco672/
Lakuo672/
Lecod672/
Lejco672/
Lekga672/
Lecoa672/
Lykeo671/
Lokoj671/
Lexco671/
Leaqo671/
Lejkó671/
Leshchko671/
Lhiko671/
Hleco671/
Lecgo671/
Ljkuo671/

Leko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leko in the Georgian language
ლეკოleko-
Leko in the Oriya language
େଲକelaka-
Leko in the Marathi language
लेकोleko-
Leko in the Tibetan language
ལས་སྐོ།léko33.33
ལས་ཀོ།léko33.33
ལེགས་སྐོ།lekko33.33
Leko in the Russian language
Лекоleko-

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