Lektu Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Lektu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Lektu (38) may also be a first name.
Lektu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lektu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lektu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lektu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,471,719th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lektu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 38 people.
The surname Lektu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Lektu is primarily found in: Plateau, where 88 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Lektu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bhutan, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Lektu
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