Lektu Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Lektu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lektu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lektui9130/
Lektou911/
Lekhtuz839/
Lekthup834/
Lekteus834/
Loktu80120/
Laktu809/
Lyktus7322/
Lakteu7319/
Lequtu732/
Legtus731/
Loiketu67217/
Laiketu6775/
Lacktou671/
Lakhtuu671/
Lagtu6037/
Logtu602/
Ligtu601/
Lictus5519/
Lacteu559/
Lactou552/
Luigtu551/
Ligtus550/
Locthau501/

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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
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  • 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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