Leleka Surname

173,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,4831:30,6964,435
Lesotho5921:3,433608
Russia1761:818,88166,808
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Greece431:257,67038,951
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Leleka (71) may also be a first name.

Leleka Last Name Facts

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

Leleka (Russian: Лелека) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leleka.

How Common Is The Last Name Leleka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leleka is the 173,913th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,951,618 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Leleka reside; 66 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 71 people.

The surname Leleka is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,483 people, or 1 in 30,696. In Ukraine Leleka is mostly found in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 22 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 17 percent live and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 13 percent live. Other than Ukraine this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Leleka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Leleka last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Leleka last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Leleka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.52% less than the national average, earning R 65,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelekas9280/
Leleika9270/
Leletka9260/
Lelekat921/
Lelekha921/
Lelekach86123/
Leleckas864/
Loleka833,287/
Lelaka832,875/
Leleko831,632/
Lileka83382/
Leleki83367/
Leloka83243/
Laleka8377/
Leleke8349/
Leleca8318/
Lelika8312/
Leleky831/
Lelekatch8018/
Lehloka771,435/
Leletko77585/
Lehlaka77200/
Lelekis77167/
Lelujka77136/
Lolekha7766/
Leleiko7763/
Lelejko7744/
Lelecas7733/
Lelytka7726/
Lahleka7724/
Leluika7715/
Lelecki7710/
Leleski776/
Laelika776/
Lielaka774/
Lelitka774/
Lalekha772/
Leleyko772/
Leleiki771/
Lelhoka771/
Lelakay771/
Loelaka771/
Lehleke771/
Lelekes771/
Lelekou771/
Lalieka771/
Lelyaka771/
Hlaleka771/
Lelekho771/
Lelheko771/
Leleikaitė751/
Lailekha7113/
Lelikaay719/
Lelittka719/
Laelikah718/
Leleshko714/
Lelykash712/
Leelecky711/
Laylekha711/
Hlohleka711/
Lailaeka711/
Loleko672,725/
Lalika672,686/
Lilaka671,785/
Lileke671,255/
Lileko67708/
Liloka67551/
Lolaka67389/
Lalaka67267/
Lilika67202/
Loloka67184/
Lolika67177/
Lileki67116/
Leloko67103/
Laloka6764/
Laleko6747/
Leleco6722/
Lelica6716/
Leliki675/
Lelako675/
Lelice674/
Leliko673/
Lyleko673/
Leilecker671/
Hlehlekhe671/
Lelaca671/

Leleka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leleka in the Russian language
Лелекаleleka-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leleka
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