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Where Does The Last Name Leask Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Leask is found most frequently in Canada. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leask? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Leask is the 89,365^th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,357,338 people. The last name Leask occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Leask are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 1,274 people, or 1 in 28,921. In Canada Leask is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 30 percent live, Ontario, where 25 percent live and Alberta, where 18 percent live. Besides Canada this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Leask Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leask has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Leask last name increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,836 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 469 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 375 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leask Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leask surname are 2.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leask earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning 320,525 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 257.55% more than the national average, earning R 849,684 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning $47,476 CAD per year.