Lecau Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Lecau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lecau (9) may also be a first name.
Lecau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lecau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lecau is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lecau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lecau is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Lecau occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Lecau live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Scandinavia. Lecau is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 9 people.
It is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,881,572. In Denmark Lecau is most common in: Region Zealand, where 67 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 33 percent reside. Other than Denmark it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Lecau
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