Lekwale Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Lekwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 257 | 1:179,688 | 13,510 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lekwale Demographics
Lekwale Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lekwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lekwale occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekwale? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lekwale is the 790,102nd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekwale reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Lekwale is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 179,688. In Kenya Lekwale is most common in: Samburu County, where 99 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 0 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Lekwale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Lekwale surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekgwale | 93 | 5 | / |
| Lekwaale | 93 | 1 | / |
| Legwale | 86 | 1,409 | / |
| Lokwale | 86 | 547 | / |
| Likwale | 86 | 118 | / |
| Lekwala | 86 | 80 | / |
| Lekwele | 86 | 24 | / |
| Lakwale | 86 | 13 | / |
| Lekhwal | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lekuale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lekwali | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lokwaale | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lekgwala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lekgwele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lekhwile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lokwalle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lokwalei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lokwalee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likwal | 77 | 12 | / |
| Loekwelee | 75 | 70 | / |
| Lekgwelea | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leakwelee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Likwala | 71 | 125 | / |
| Logwale | 71 | 74 | / |
| Litkwal | 71 | 16 | / |
| Legwele | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lakwali | 71 | 5 | / |
| Legwali | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lecwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekweil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leqwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legwahl | 71 | 0 | / |
| Legwaila | 67 | 237 | / |
| Leckwold | 67 | 58 | / |
| Lickwala | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leikwold | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lyckwall | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lekhweil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lokwalui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekweyli | 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 Lekwale
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