Lekua Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Lekua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Lekua (11) may also be a first name.
Lekua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lekua occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,231,034th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Lekua occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekua reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Lekua is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leekua | 91 | 23 | / |
| Lekwua | 91 | 11 | / |
| Lekgua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lekuaat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legua | 80 | 3,917 | / |
| Lekwa | 80 | 2,098 | / |
| Lokua | 80 | 980 | / |
| Lakua | 80 | 197 | / |
| Lequa | 80 | 74 | / |
| Likua | 80 | 45 | / |
| Lykua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leguay | 73 | 392 | / |
| Hlekwa | 73 | 161 | / |
| Lequoa | 73 | 101 | / |
| Lequay | 73 | 63 | / |
| Leguas | 73 | 62 | / |
| Lequai | 73 | 43 | / |
| Leakwa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Lekwai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Lakkua | 73 | 16 | / |
| Lackua | 73 | 14 | / |
| Lequea | 73 | 12 | / |
| Leukwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Leguau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lecuas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leagua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Likuat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lekuoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Llegua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Likuea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lesgua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lekwas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leugwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leguai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lekwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leguea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekuoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lhakua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekuot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lequah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leikuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lakuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lecqua | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leakway | 67 | 46 | / |
| Leguatt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lequeau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leequay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leaquah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leckway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lequach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leekwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lechgua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lequais | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leguass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakkuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lescuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesguaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaquat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leequai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekwach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leequah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leguaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaguea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liekway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leekway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lekua
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