Lelekua Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Lelekua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lelekua 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
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Lelekua Last Name Facts

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

Lelekua is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelekua? popularity and diffusion

Lelekua is the 3,100,440th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Lelekua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lelekua live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent live and Greece, where 3 percent live.

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
Lelekwa863/
Lolokua7121/
Lalokua711/
Lolekwa711/
Lelekwo711/
Lalekwa711/
Lehlokwa6784/
Lalakwa5715/
Laligua571/
Lalygua571/
Llallagua506/
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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 Lelekua
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