Lekwa Surname
Approximately 2,098 people bear this surname
Lekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,525 | 1:116,159 | 7,693 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| South Africa | 140 | 1:386,984 | 34,477 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Nepal | 36 | 1:791,138 | 5,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Lekwa (676) may also be a first name.
Lekwa Demographics
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Lekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lekwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 199,116th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,473,568 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lekwa reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekwa is also the 318,733rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 676 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,525 people, or 1 in 116,159. In Nigeria Lekwa is primarily found in: Abia, where 63 percent reside, Rivers, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Lekwa occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Lekwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lekwa surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lekwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.8% more than the national average, earning R 310,836 per year and in United States they earn 12.94% less than the national average, earning $37,567 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlekwa | 91 | 161 | / |
| Leakwa | 91 | 33 | / |
| Lekwai | 91 | 29 | / |
| Lekwua | 91 | 11 | / |
| Leukwa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Lekhwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Lekwas | 91 | 3 | / |
| Lekwau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lekwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leakway | 83 | 46 | / |
| Leckway | 83 | 5 | / |
| Leekwai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lekwach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Liekway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Leekway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lokwa | 80 | 26,657 | / |
| Lakwa | 80 | 965 | / |
| Likwa | 80 | 327 | / |
| Lekua | 80 | 189 | / |
| Lekwe | 80 | 149 | / |
| Legwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Leqwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lekwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lecwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lekgwath | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hlekwayd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlokwa | 73 | 256 | / |
| Liegwa | 73 | 180 | / |
| Likwea | 73 | 148 | / |
| Legwai | 73 | 113 | / |
| Lakway | 73 | 89 | / |
| Likwai | 73 | 87 | / |
| Lakwai | 73 | 76 | / |
| Leukwe | 73 | 31 | / |
| Legkwo | 73 | 26 | / |
| Leekua | 73 | 23 | / |
| Likwas | 73 | 20 | / |
| Lackwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Likhwa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Legway | 73 | 15 | / |
| Lokwai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Leakwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lakwau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hlekwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lekwee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lokkwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leukwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hlegwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lokway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lockwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lekwoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leugwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lakwaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lokwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liekwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leegwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lhokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekgua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leckwatch | 71 | 16 | / |
| Likwaya | 67 | 443 | / |
| Lockway | 67 | 37 | / |
| Laikhwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Leckwee | 67 | 33 | / |
| Leckwot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlokgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekuaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loikwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lackway | 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 Lekwa
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