Leak Surname

57,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Leak Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leek,' a parish in the Diocese of Lichfield; also of Leake, 'parishes in the Dioceses of York, Lincoln, and Southwell.

John de Lek. Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Leke, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Leak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8301:62,1717,284
England1,5771:35,3324,655
Australia7831:34,4774,538
South Africa2371:228,59823,729
Canada761:484,81041,569
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Cambodia481:322,6493,598
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Wales81:386,81619,671
France71:9,488,960336,266
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1411:21,3633,018
Wales111:142,5835,610
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0081:25,0093,102

Leak (228) may also be a first name.

Leak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leek,' a parish in the Diocese of Lichfield; also of Leake, 'parishes in the Dioceses of York, Lincoln, and Southwell.

John de Lek. Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Leke, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Teobald de Lek, Lincolnshire, ibid.

John de Leek, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1595. Thomas Leeke, Norfolk: Register of the University of Oxford.

— Baptised — John, s. Arthur Leake, merchant-tailor: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leek,' a township in the parish of Tunstall, near Lancaster.

Johannes de Lek, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Lek, 1379: ibid.

1575. Barnabas Hills and Catherine Lecke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1587-8. Anthony Lecke, Hertfordshire, and Manr Knagge: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) belonging to Leake, Leek = the Water, Pool [Old English læcu] conn. with Old English leccan = Middle High German lecken, to wet, water; from a Teutonic stem *lek, *lak, to be watery] Cp. Leach, Leech2.

The Staffordshire Leek was Lec in Domesday, and Lec, Lek, Lake in the 13th cent. The Lincolnshire Leake was Lek in the 13th cent.

(Celtic) The Irish and Gaelic place-names Leek, Leeke, are from Irish and Gaelic leac (Early Irish lecc), a flagstone, flat stone.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who Came from Leake (stream), the name of several places, all on streams, in England; dweller near a stream or pool.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A town in Staffordshire, and parishes in cos. York and Warwick. The Leekes of Longford, co. Salop, trace to Ralph I. of Ludlow, A.D. 1334.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Leak; a location name in Lincolnshire, Staffordshire in the Domesday Book, Leche. Comp. Leek, Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Leaks or Leakes possess the names of parishes in the North Riding, Lincolnshire, and Notts. The Leakes of Leake in Lincolnshire are an ancient family (Thompson's "Boston").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Leak Last Name Facts

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

Leak (Hindi: लईक, Russian: Леак) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,458th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 826,909 people. The last name Leak is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Leak are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Leak is also the 594,918th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 228 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,830 people, or 1 in 62,171. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 23 percent reside, Maryland, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 47 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Leak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leak last name expanded 290 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,100 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leak surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leak surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Leak earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 13.87% more than the national average, earning R 270,588 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.16% less than the national average, earning $15,400,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $36,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.73% more than the national average, earning $57,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leake8918,386/
Leyak89479/
Leack89112/
Lehak8929/
Lejak8914/
Leuak8913/
Leeak895/
Leiak891/
Lak8638,461/
Lek8618,875/
Leasck8043/
Lejack8013/
Leaske8012/
Leyack8010/
Le'ake805/
Leuack801/
Leatke801/
Leasks800/
Leadke800/
Leacke800/
Lake7597,631/
Leek7522,184/
Leke759,816/
Lack759,567/
Laik757,545/
Leck754,044/
Lekh753,486/
Lauk751,885/
Lakh751,826/
Leyk751,391/
Laak751,134/
Lejk751,039/
Layk75965/
Leik75731/
Loek75540/
Lakk75326/
Laek75293/
Leuk75278/
Hlek75264/
Liek75218/
Liak75214/
Leac75169/
Leaq75155/
Lahk75152/
Lyak7583/
Lekk7567/
Leax7566/
Lhak7542/
Luek7539/
Lekš7534/
Laïk7520/
Lajk7519/
Hlak757/
Leag755/
Lyek754/
Llak754/
Lakc754/
Legk753/
Lhek752/
Lekg752/
Lagk752/
Lekś751/
Lakg751/
Lazk751/
Lekc751/
Lehk751/
Lejacks733/
Leyakht731/
Leakova731/
L'Leake731/
Layek6756,285/
Lakhe6712,867/
Lyakh6710,049/
Layak678,614/
Liakh678,565/
Lauck674,242/
Layuk673,246/
Leick671,951/
Leuck671,899/
Lakke671,579/
Laake671,411/
Leeke671,175/
Layik671,083/
Lojek67971/
Leaqe67897/
Lahak67705/
Liyak67659/
Laack67657/
Lieck67622/
Lecke67522/
Lajuk67467/
Leisk67434/
Lajok67335/
Leeck67171/
Loyek67157/
Layok67155/
Laick67132/
Loyak67127/
Lekke67126/
Lyjak67122/
Leike67108/
Lekht6797/
Lojak6790/
Lajak6789/
Lawek6786/
Lijak6784/
Hlekh6774/
Leuke6770/
Liake6766/
Lijek6762/
Lujak6755/
Hlake6750/
Laykh6748/
Lakså6746/
Layyk6739/
Lheke6735/
Laiek6734/
Laisk6733/
Laikh6729/
Leßke6729/
Leyck6728/
Laszk6728/
Laksø6728/
Leyke6727/
Hleck6723/
Leyek6723/
Hleke6722/
Laiok6721/
Lekhe6720/
Leukh6717/
Lyauk6715/
Lekth6715/
Lekås6715/
Lađak6714/
Lowek6714/
Leagh6713/
Lakkh6713/
Lakhh6713/
Lejik6712/
Laeck6712/
Lejek6711/
Lajks6710/
Leksz6710/
Liack6710/
Laukh679/
Lyiak679/
Leyok678/
Lesck678/
Laksz677/
Layck676/
Lehag676/
Lujek676/
Latkë676/
Llake675/
Leksø675/
Lehac675/
Lahuk674/
Leijk674/
Lasck673/
Lauek673/
Hleik673/
Leuac673/
Lleke673/
Laiak673/
Lajik673/
Lakqu673/
Hlakh673/
Lackh672/
Leahc672/
Leuag672/
Laiik672/
Leusk672/
Lajek672/
Lhaik672/
Leyag672/
Leyaq672/
Lakch672/
Lehyk672/
Leiek672/
Loiek672/
Lyeck671/
Luyak671/
Lyack671/
Llack671/
Liaik671/
Lakkt671/
Laikk671/
Ledkc671/
Lassk671/
Leedk671/
Leiik671/
Laaik671/
Lachk671/
Hladk671/
Layık671/
Lyaak671/
Hleek671/
Lejac671/
Lejks671/
Laïck671/
Legke671/
Leeaq671/
Leagz671/
Laugk671/
Laukė671/
Laikq671/
Laják671/
Lakšs671/
L'Ask671/
Leľaková671/
Lieaq671/
Leekk671/
Hllak671/
Lehax671/
Leahq671/
Lekhh671/
Leuek671/
Leikc671/
Leidk671/
Leehk671/
Leekh671/
Lehaq671/
Hlatk671/
Leags670/
Lausk670/
Leikh670/
Lesks670/
Liuek670/
Luekh670/
Latck670/
Louek670/
Leitk670/
Leacg670/

Leak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leak in the Hindi language
लईकla'ika-
Leak in the Russian language
Леакleak-

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