Lecce Surname

118,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Lecce Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lecce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,7061:22,6003,935
United States4561:794,86661,363
Argentina2801:152,65512,903
Canada1831:201,34219,659
France981:677,78386,620
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England111:5,065,278148,650
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lecce (32) may also be a first name.

Lecce Last Name Facts

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

Lecce is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lecce? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,650th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,880,172 people. The last name Lecce occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Lecce are found; 70 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 70 percent are found in Italic Europe. Lecce is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 32 people.

The last name is most numerous in Italy, where it is held by 2,706 people, or 1 in 22,600. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Apulia, where 37 percent reside, Lazio, where 25 percent reside and Campania, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Italy this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Lecce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lecce has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 45,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lecce Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lecce last name are 18.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.28% registered with the party.

The amount Lecce earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning €33,472 per year; in United States they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $45,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.5% more than the national average, earning $62,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leecce911/
Lecche911/
Leccie911/
Leccee910/
Lece89125/
Leacche8371/
Leccess831/
Lecca808,465/
Leche802,618/
Leece802,188/
Lecci801,767/
Lecea801,050/
Lecke80522/
Lesce80167/
Leace8087/
Licce8067/
Leccy8047/
Lecei8043/
Lecey8037/
Leice8019/
Lecee8013/
Lehce809/
Liece806/
Lecie802/
Lecch801/
Letce801/
Leckie736,690/
Lecchi733,992/
Leckey732,422/
Leciej73360/
Leache73298/
Lechea73263/
Letche73241/
Leicea73166/
Lecque7399/
Leiche7357/
Leucke7338/
Leacey7334/
Leccis7329/
Ledcke7328/
Liecke7319/
Liccer7319/
Leeche7312/
Liccet7310/
Leckes739/
Leicke738/
Leckei737/
Liocce735/
Lechey733/
Leecey732/
Liecee731/
Leycea731/
Laicce731/
Lechei731/
Lecier731/
Lecsse731/
Leicey731/
Leijce731/
Lecket731/
Lekcer731/
Lleceh731/
Lekche731/
Lecheș731/
Leckeu731/
Leczes731/
Ledche731/
Lheche731/
Licceu731/
Letcke730/
Leecke730/
Leckee730/
Leckke730/
Leccka730/
Leacke730/
Liecie730/
Lechke730/
Leke679,816/
Leca679,431/
Letcher674,224/
Leci672,511/
Lice67917/
Leze67832/
Lecy67615/
Letsche67587/
Lechqer67205/
Lechker67138/
Lexe6791/
Leicker6759/
Leckich6747/
Leckscheid6741/
Leheche6733/
Letchet6719/
Leechee6718/
Leksche6717/
Lyce6716/
Leyckes6714/
Liccett6713/
Līce6712/
Lecques6710/
Lletche6710/
Lecchio676/
Leachey675/
Leckscheit675/
Leichey673/
Leackey672/
Lethcer672/
Leitche672/
Letches671/
Leuckie671/
Ledcher671/
Leqcher671/
Leex671/
Leqe671/
Lleache671/
Hletche671/
Leickes671/
Lecdjep671/
Lecheea671/
Lecxeas671/
Lecx671/
Leackie670/
Leidcke670/
Letchse670/
Letcker670/
Lethcke670/
Llecker670/
Leecker670/
Letchey670/
Lestcer670/

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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
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  • 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 Lecce
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