Lekupe Surname
Approximately 2,032 people bear this surname
Lekupe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,004 | 1:23,044 | 2,619 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lekupe (427) may also be a first name.
Lekupe Demographics
Lekupe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lekupe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekupe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekupe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekupe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 204,459th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,586,391 people. The surname Lekupe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekupe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lekupe is also the 415,584th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 427 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,004 people, or 1 in 23,044. In Kenya Lekupe is most prevalent in: Samburu County, where 100 percent live, Nairobi County, where 0 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Lekupe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Lekupe surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekupes | 92 | 356 | / |
| Lekupie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lekup | 91 | 15 | / |
| Likupe | 83 | 1,557 | / |
| Lakupe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Leukup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lekupi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lekupa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lokupe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lequipe | 77 | 378 | / |
| Lecoupe | 77 | 44 | / |
| Lecuppe | 77 | 33 | / |
| Leikaup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lokupei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekoupi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Likup | 73 | 40 | / |
| Lecup | 73 | 11 | / |
| Lequippe | 71 | 55 | / |
| Lecoup | 67 | 120 | / |
| Lokupi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Likupa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lakupi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lekipi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leakub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Licupe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lekupe
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