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
Average Lekwa Salary in
United States
$37,567 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lekwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lekwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 199,116th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,473,568 people. The 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 commonly used forename in the world, held by 676 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held 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. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found 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 bearing the Lekwa surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with 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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