Leoko Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Leoko (14) may also be a first name.

Leoko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leoko is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leoko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Leoko is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Leoko live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 14 people.

Leoko is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 68 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 41 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.

Leoko Last Name Statistics demography

Leoko earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.67% less than the national average, earning R 164,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehoko911,447/
Leyoko91629/
Leokoi91181/
Leokoy91102/
Leosko918/
Leokho917/
Leoško916/
Leotko914/
Lejoko911/
Leodko911/
Leoshko831,515/
Leochko83518/
Leoszko8378/
Leyocko839/
Lehodko831/
Leoka80347/
Leoco804/
Loyoko73532/
Leokha7368/
Lehoqo7357/
Lehoka7343/
Lehako7335/
Luyoko7333/
Layoko7322/
Leoska7313/
Leosco7312/
Lejoka736/
Lihoko731/
Lijoko731/
Leocos731/
Lehocká67878/
Lehocka6742/
Loyokoi6740/
Luhioko6727/
Ljokkoi6724/
Lehutko6713/
Laiyoko6711/
Lehotka676/
Looyuko674/
Lehokas674/
Leiyako673/
Lehouka673/
Leňoška672/
Legiako671/

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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 Leoko
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