Leku Surname
Approximately 6,841 people bear this surname
Leku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,461 | 1:11,280 | 1,885 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Kosovo | 459 | 1:4,056 | 669 |
| Nigeria | 250 | 1:708,571 | 32,605 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Indonesia | 242 | 1:546,484 | 44,089 |
| Cameroon | 227 | 1:91,494 | 10,968 |
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| Papua New Guinea | 121 | 1:67,386 | 8,792 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Albania | 58 | 1:50,242 | 6,584 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Lesotho | 15 | 1:135,504 | 12,442 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Leku (4,057) may also be a first name.
Leku Demographics
Average Leku Salary in
Canada
$51,780 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Leku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leku (Hindi: लेकू, Marathi: लेकु, Oriya: େଲକୁ, Russian: Леку) occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 72,115th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,065,275 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Leku live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Leku is also the 109,420th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 4,057 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,461 people, or 1 in 11,280. In Uganda it is most common in: Arua District, where 32 percent reside, Adjumani District, where 29 percent reside and Maracha District, where 12 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 21 percent reside and Kosovo, where 7 percent reside.
Leku Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Leku earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning R 197,892 per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $51,780 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leku in the Hindi language | ||
| लेकू | leku | - |
| Leku in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲକୁ | elaku | 97.06 |
| େଲକୃ | elakr | 2.94 |
| Leku in the Marathi language | ||
| लेकु | leku | 77.78 |
| लेकू | leku | 22.22 |
| Leku in the Russian language | ||
| Леку | leku | - |
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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 Leku
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