Leku Surname

72,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Leku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,4611:11,2801,885
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Kosovo4591:4,056669
Nigeria2501:708,57132,605
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Indonesia2421:546,48444,089
Cameroon2271:91,49410,968
Tanzania1591:332,96624,953
Papua New Guinea1211:67,3868,792
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Albania581:50,2426,584
India301:25,568,846339,406
Lesotho151:135,50412,442
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Finland91:610,74534,002
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Leku (4,057) may also be a first name.

Leku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leku (Hindi: लेकू, Marathi: लेकु, Oriya: େଲକୁ, Russian: Леку) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Leku.

How Common Is The Last Name Leku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leku is the 72,115th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,065,275 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Leku live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 109,420th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 4,057 people.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,461 people, or 1 in 11,280. In Uganda Leku is most numerous in: Arua District, where 32 percent live, Adjumani District, where 29 percent live and Maracha District, where 12 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 21 percent live and Kosovo, where 7 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekau891,842/
Lekeu89667/
Lekhu89364/
Lekou89298/
Loeku89220/
Lieku8992/
Leeku8991/
Leuku8958/
Lleku8930/
Lekui8924/
Leaku8913/
Lecku898/
Lekku897/
Lekuu895/
Leçku895/
Leiku892/
Leyku891/
Legku891/
Lekuy891/
Hleku891/
Lekgau803,507/
Lekeux80616/
Leukeu80356/
Lekkou80241/
Leikus80118/
Leskau8085/
Lekuch8037/
Lekhau8021/
Leakou8019/
Leisku8014/
Leikou8012/
Leukui8011/
Lekaus8010/
Leukku809/
Lek'hu808/
Lekhou807/
Leykus806/
Letkus805/
Lekusz804/
Lekouy804/
Leukou803/
Lekh'u803/
Legkou802/
Leskuy801/
Leakus801/
Lekeue801/
Leekut801/
Leckeu801/
Leškus801/
Leekud801/
Laku7511,986/
Loku757,582/
Liku754,462/
Lecu75680/
Lyku752/
Ljku751/
Lekouch73448/
Leiskau73168/
Lekhush7361/
Leaskou7315/
Lehekou7314/
Leckaud735/
Lekouyi734/
Leikaup731/
Leikhus731/
Lekhous731/
Leikuss731/
Leikutė731/
Letckus730/
Lakku674,024/
Lokku67877/
Lykou67853/
Lakhu67773/
Likau67664/
Lokau67558/
Lecou67474/
Lokui67413/
Lakuy67243/
Lakau67182/
Likou67179/
Lakui67170/
Lecus67151/
Lacku67140/
Likui67125/
Lescu67101/
Lecut6794/
Laiku6791/
Lakeu6786/
Hlaku6777/
Liceu6764/
Leacu6743/
Likku6743/
L'Ecu6738/
Lekoe6736/
Lecuy6735/
Lakuh6735/
Leicu6734/
Lecud6728/
Lokhu6719/
Liaku6715/
Lysku6715/
Lekoo6713/
Laaku6711/
Lecup6711/
Likuy6710/
Locku6710/
Leceu6710/
Likhu679/
Leschkau677/
Lykui677/
Leschkus676/
Lokeu676/
Lloku675/
Lahku675/
Lecau675/
Leccu674/
Lgiku674/
Lliku674/
Lekkhous674/
Letcu674/
Lecuu672/
Loiku672/
Lokuh672/
Likeu672/
Lecui672/
Layku671/
Lokuy671/
Lejkó671/
Lec'u671/
Likuś671/
Lețcu671/
Likuz671/

Leku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leku in the Hindi language
लेकूleku-
Leku in the Oriya language
େଲକୁelaku97.06
େଲକୃelakr2.94
Leku in the Marathi language
लेकुleku77.78
लेकूleku22.22
Leku in the Russian language
Лекуleku-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leku
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