Lecante Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lecante Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lecante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7871:84,40011,984
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lecante Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lecante is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lecante? popularity and diffusion

It is the 433,161st most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Lecante reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 787 people, or 1 in 84,400. In France it is most frequent in: French Guiana, where 36 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent live. Apart from France it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Lecante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lecante has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecanthe932/
Lechante931/
Leceante931/
Lecantee930/
Lecant921/
Leconte8619,621/
Lacante86376/
Locante86200/
Lesante8633/
Licante864/
Lescant862/
Liecant861/
Lekante861/
Lecaunt860/
Leycant860/
Lecointe804,375/
Lecounte80256/
Lescantz8025/
Lecontte805/
Leconthe802/
Lesconte802/
Llacante802/
Lecontee801/
Leconnte800/
Lekant7791/
Lecont7715/
Licant771/
Lecand770/
Lechantio750/
Lecomte7141,913/
Loconte714,085/
Lecount711,103/
Laconte71943/
Liconte71418/
Lisante71136/
Lecoint7144/
Lesanti7131/
Lekanti7124/
Leconti7116/
Lequant7113/
Lekonte7113/
Lacanté7110/
Leicand719/
Lacanti718/
Lekanta716/
Lakonte714/
Licanty714/
Lizante713/
Lokante713/
Licaant712/
Lekanty711/
Leconnt710/
Legianti67363/
Lacointe67241/
Licontes6728/
Lecomtte6722/
Lecoinet6719/
Lekantis6717/
Locanthi6713/
Licontte678/
Lesconti676/
Lekkanti674/
Leecount672/
Lokhante672/
Lecomtee671/
Lequaint671/
Locanthy671/
Lokantei671/
Lisantey671/
Laquonte671/
Lisainte671/
Lekaunti671/
Le'comte671/
Lecounts670/
Lacoonte670/
Laconnte670/
Lecomtes670/
Leacount670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lecante
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