Lekura Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lekura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2391:193,22114,280
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Albania21:1,457,02824,967

Lekura (29) may also be a first name.

Lekura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekura is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,017,412th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. Lekura occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lekura live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lekura is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 29 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 193,221. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Narok County, where 100 percent are found and Samburu County, where 0 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Lekura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekuraa92641/
Lekoura922/
Lekaura921/
Lekurah921/
Lekkura921/
Loekoura861/
Lekuri83124/
Lekure8352/
Lokura8317/
Lekuro8311/
Lekora8311/
Lakura838/
Likura835/
Lekira831/
Lecura830/
Lescura77214/
Lykoura7777/
Lekutre7728/
Likhura7713/
Lezcura7712/
Likoura7710/
Lakaura778/
Lekourj778/
Lakhura776/
Likuraj775/
Lekirau774/
Lekoraj773/
Lecurat772/
Lokoura772/
Llakura771/
Lekorra771/
Lakkura771/
Lekouri771/
Lekoury771/
Lecuras771/
Lekurie771/
Lokurea771/
Lekoora771/
Lekiera771/
Leycuras71211/
Lescurat71128/
Lescuras7176/
Liakoura7173/
Leskouri7139/
Lecouras7128/
Likouras7126/
Liokoura7120/
Lecureau7113/
Lagkoura714/
Lecuraud713/
Lakourah712/
Lekhoera711/
Lezcurra711/
Lakhoura711/
Laikoura711/
Leekuroy710/
Lekoro67805/
Lokira67579/
Lecure6798/
Lekori6764/
Lecora6752/
Lecureaux6749/
Lescoutra6745/
Lakira6728/
Liagkoura6727/
Likuri6719/
Lygkouras6717/
Lecury676/
Lokuro676/
Likira675/
Lecuri674/
Lekory674/
Lekore674/
Liakourea674/
Likora673/
Lesskouri673/
Likure672/
Lecuro671/
Lescurrat671/
Licura671/

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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 Lekura
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