Leka is used as a family name or surname in Indonesia. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leka
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Indonesia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leka

How popular is Leka?

Leka is common in Indonesia.

Leka is ranked 23215 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lekas grew by 79.45737 per cent to 463 since 2000 and ranked 46037 after elevating 24642 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.53 80.62
Black 5.18 2.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.32 3.88
Hispanic or Latino 3.02 4.26
Leka is quite popular family name mostly used in Papua New Guinea while Albania is ahead in terms of density. Around 22174 people have been found who wears Leka as their family name. Leka is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
20,929 Azerbaijan7
98,953 Belarus7
2,443 Ethiopia4
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
11,532 Croatia3
856 Congo3
8,296 Sri Lanka3
11,392 Slovakia3
12,161 Wales2
21,529 Singapore2
20,186 Kenya2
7,299 Estonia2
8,657 Lebanon2
11,736 Lithuania2
26,532 Chile2
49,101 Denmark1
53,033 Nigeria1
613 Central African Republic1
38,830 Morocco1
10,683 Cyprus1
6,688 Malawi1
174,544 Czech Republic1
2,211 Brunei1
30,360 Thailand1
37,493 Austria1
50,549 Georgia1
5,467 Haiti1
47,891 Norway1
58,885 Poland1
36,814 Romania1
11,923 Slovenia1
5,589 Sudan1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
53,505 Turkey1
49,529 Israel1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
7,292 Vietnam1
24,460 Armenia1
31,207 Ireland1
3,586 Honduras1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
70,431 Canada41
28,564 Switzerland36
8,720 Qatar29
80,121 Australia20
69,202 Netherlands18
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
27,285 Kazakhstan91
104,308 France86
9,536 Finland72
8,653 Moldova62
26,687 Belgium59
18,012 Peru57
Countries with hundreds of Leka:
2,890 Greece565
19,555 Italy526
6,268 Cameroon496
60,501 United States421
508 Gabon402
67,543 India391
12,947 Tanzania353
42,567 Russia344
22,234 Ukraine250
43,536 Germany235
3,109 Bosnia212
27,867 South Africa201
6,128 Hungary196
1,785 Macedonia179
28,709 England161
5,308 Serbia132
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Leka:
39 Papua New Guinea8,219
37 Albania5,704
10,358 Brazil1,320
11,351 Indonesia1,098
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Comments

R
Robena Lambros
 The origin of the name is Basque there are several possibilities for this etymological name - either it comes from leka word meaning one who is slow - whether it comes from the word meaning leka: pods; and by extension the place of beans - either it comes from the word meaning Leiza: the place of the cave / the abyss this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Leka Namesakes

  • Andrius Lekavicius, Film director
  • Lukas Lekavičius, Basketball Player
  • Prince Leka of Albania, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania's son
  • Prince Leka of Albania, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania's son
  • Prince Leka of Albania, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania's son
  • Chandra Leka Damayanti, A.M. Hanafi's daughter
  • Stephen Lekapenos, Romanos I Lekapenos' son
  • Constantine Lekapenos, Romanos I Lekapenos' son
  • Máté Lékai, Handball Player
  • Soma Lékai, Soccer player

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