Lekuka Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lekuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2241:206,16014,854
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekuka (79) may also be a first name.

Lekuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekuka is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekuka live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lekuka is also the 1,083,225th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 79 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 206,160. In Kenya it is most common in: Kajiado County, where 66 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 31 percent are found and Bomet County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Lekuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekeuka92212/
Lekouka928/
Lekhuka921/
Hlekuka921/
Lekaukau86114/
Leukeuka862/
Lekoukea861/
Lekoka83219/
Likuka83178/
Lokuka8399/
Lekika832/
Lekuke831/
Lekauskas802/
Likukha7722/
Likouka774/
Lokukai774/
Leikuca774/
Liakuka774/
Lekouki774/
Lescuka773/
Lekhika773/
Lekhuke771/
Lykauka771/
Lakukka771/
Lekukei771/
Lekeuke771/
Likuuka771/
Leskusky718/
Leskuski715/
Lekhukhi711/
Lekoukou711/
Lekoko672,911/
Likuke671,129/
Likoka671,083/
Lokika6764/
Lekica6763/
Lakuca6730/
Lakika6730/
Likika6729/
Lokuko6726/
Lykoka6721/
Leskouski675/
Lekoke674/
Likuki672/
Lekoki671/
Likuko671/
Lakuko671/
Leskousky671/
Liskouska671/

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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 Lekuka
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis