Leleke Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Leleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Leleke (44) may also be a first name.

Leleke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leleke is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leleke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Leleke is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Leleke are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Leleke is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread forename world-wide, held by 44 people.

The surname Leleke is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Leleke Last Name Statistics demography

Leleke earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.53% less than the national average, earning R 172,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehleke921/
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Lelek913,435/
Loleke832,539/
Leleka832,469/
Leylek832,450/
Lileke831,255/
Leleki83367/
Lelake83291/
Leleck8352/
Laleke8329/
Lelekh8310/
Lielek833/
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Leleky831/
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Leulek831/
Hlehlekhe801/
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Lelekis77167/
Leleika7770/
Lehlake7768/
Leelike7715/
Lelecki7710/
Lelegue778/
Leleque777/
Leleski776/
Lehloke771/
Lelekha771/
Lelycke771/
Leleiki771/
Laileke771/
Lesleik770/
Leliker770/
Lelik731,030/
Lelyk73692/
Lilek73612/
Lélek7351/
Leleg7316/
Lelex7313/
Lelík7312/
Lelec737/
Lílek731/
Lelekova711,125/
Lelesque7161/
Leleková7117/
Leulleik7115/
Leelaake718/
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Lelecque711/
Leelecky711/
Lilake67650/
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Liliek6776/
Lalake6757/
Loleki6755/
Lieleg6739/
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Lileks6731/
Leleca6718/
Lehlyk6715/
Lalike6712/
Lelika6712/
Lelekhova678/
Lelykh676/
Loloke675/
Lealex675/
Leliki675/
Leeleg674/
Lelice674/
Lelikh674/
Litlek672/
Leleax672/
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Leloki672/
Leylekova672/
Lyolek671/
Lelegh671/
Loleké671/
Lelaqe671/
Lielec671/
Lesleg670/

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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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  • 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 Leleke
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