Lelegwe Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lelegwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lelegwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6051:76,3307,135
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lelegwe (86) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lelegwe Demographics

Lelegwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lelegwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelegwe is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelegwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lelegwe is the 532,873rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelegwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lelegwe is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 86 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 605 people, or 1 in 76,330. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Samburu County, where 84 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 16 percent reside and Baringo County, where 0 percent reside. Other than Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Lelegwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelegue868/
Lelekwe868/
Lelekwer801/
Leleque717/
Lelekwa713/
Lelesque6761/
Lelecque671/
Lelekoue671/
Lelague571/
Lelaque571/
Lelogue571/
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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 Lelegwe
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