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
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
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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