Lekong Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

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

Lekong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea991:82,36110,899
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Lekong (66) may also be a first name.

Lekong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekong occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lekong is the 1,038,570th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Lekong reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Lekong is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 66 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 82,361. In Papua New Guinea Lekong is most numerous in: West New Britain, where 41 percent reside, New Ireland, where 24 percent reside and Northern, where 22 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 24 percent reside and Botswana, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekkong9260/
Lekhong9222/
Leekong9220/
Legkong925/
Laekong923/
Lekoeng922/
Lekgong921/
Lekkhong86257/
Lekhuong8610/
Laekhong864/
Leukhong863/
Leekkong861/
Lokong837,462/
Lecong83825/
Lekang83762/
Likong83418/
Lakong83200/
Lekung8317/
Lekkhonng801/
Laikong77182/
Lecuong7761/
Likhong7716/
Leekang7712/
Lekcung778/
Lokkong777/
Lekhang777/
Lekamng776/
Lakkong775/
Loikong774/
Luikong773/
Laykong772/
Lekonke772/
Lackong772/
Likoung772/
Lekkang771/
Lekeung771/
Lhakong771/
Lokoung771/
Lekgang771/
Lecoing771/
Logkong771/
Lecoung771/
Lecoeng771/
Lakkhong7151/
Laikhong719/
Loikhong715/
Lackkong714/
Lequoung712/
Laykeong711/
Lakhuong711/
Legkhang711/
Loykhong711/
Litkhong711/
Liokhong711/
Lekkhang711/
Hleekung711/
Lakang671,665/
Licong671,079/
Lokang67582/
Lekkhaeng67136/
Likang67121/
Likung67100/
Locong6776/
Lacong6749/
Locang6712/
Lecang674/
Lekonkova671/
Lecung671/
Lycong671/
Leconk670/

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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 Lekong
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