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

Lekong has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname Lekong occurs mostly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Lekong reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 66 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 82,361. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 41 percent are found, New Ireland, where 24 percent are found and Northern, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 24 percent are found and Botswana, where 9 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Lekong
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