Lekwot Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lekwot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekwot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5651:313,52717,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lekwot (132) may also be a first name.

Lekwot Last Name Facts

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

Lekwot is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekwot? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 560,645th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekwot live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekwot is also the 807,735th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 132 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 565 people, or 1 in 313,527. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 77 percent reside, Plateau, where 6 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leckwot923/
Lekhwot921/
Lekwat83192/
Lakwot8310/
Lekuot831/
Lecwot831/
Lekwate7733/
Legwote771/
Lekgwate7130/
Lekgwath714/
Leckwood711/
Leikwood711/
Loekwood710/
Lockwoot710/
Lekgwathe6742/
Leckwatch6716/
Logwot672/
Lakwat671/
Leguot671/
Lokwat671/
Lackwooth671/
Lackwootd671/
Lackwoodt671/
Likwat671/

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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 Lekwot
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