Lekoyo Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Lekoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2241:46,1415,863
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lekoyo (22) may also be a first name.

Lekoyo Last Name Facts

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

Lekoyo is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekoyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,061,269th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekoyo reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekoyo is also the 2,301,746th most common first name internationally, borne by 22 people.

This last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 46,141. In Benin Lekoyo is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 46 percent are found, Zou Department, where 30 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 10 percent are found. Barring Benin it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leskoyo9252/
Lekoy918/
Lokoyo83276/
Likoyo83150/
Lekoyi8370/
Legkoy8328/
Lekayo8315/
Lekoya835/
Lekuoy834/
Lekouy834/
Lekiyo832/
Lekooa832/
Lekeyo831/
Lecoyo831/
Lakoyo831/
Lekoye831/
Lekhooa772,138/
Lekouya7757/
Lekgoye7727/
Leakayo779/
Lekooya774/
Lekouyi774/
Lekhoye772/
Lescoyo771/
Lekay731,525/
Lekey731,403/
Likoy73789/
Lekoa73697/
Lakoy73325/
Lekou73298/
Lokoy73294/
Lecoy73167/
Lekoe7336/
Lekoi7331/
Lekuy731/
Lekye731/
Lekkayot7199/
Leckey672,422/
Leakey671,694/
Likayo671,241/
Lokiyo67895/
Likoya67721/
Lekuye67451/
Likiyo67432/
Lokoya67411/
Lekgoe67261/
Lekkou67241/
Likhoy67178/
Lekowe67128/
Lekhoe67117/
Likoye67112/
Lekhoa67111/
Lekeya67109/
Lakayo67107/
Lequoy67105/
Likoyi6791/
Lekeyi6778/
Lekoue6769/
Licoyo6755/
Lokoye6752/
Letkey6742/
Lakiyo6740/
Lakoya6736/
Lekuya6731/
Leekey6730/
Lekayi6728/
Lokayo6722/
Leakou6719/
Lekhoi6717/
Lakoyi6716/
Lekaya6713/
Locayo6713/
Leikou6712/
Lakoye6712/
Lekajo6710/
Leckay6710/
Leekay678/
Lekayu678/
Lekhou677/
Lehkey676/
Lokeyo676/
Lekois674/
Leakoe674/
Leukou673/
Lakeyo673/
Le'kay673/
Lekgay673/
Leekoi673/
Lekiya672/
Legkou672/
Lekgey672/
Liekey671/
Leskuy671/
Leukay671/
Lacoyo671/
Lekoja671/
Legkey671/
Leakay671/
Loekay671/
Lekeye671/
Locoyo671/
Lokuyo671/
Lykiyo671/
Lekoeh671/
Lakhoy671/
Hlekoa671/
Lekgoi671/
Likeyo671/
Leacoy670/
Leikay670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lekoyo
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