Leccese Surname

118,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Leccese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leccese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,5051:24,4144,313
United States6521:555,91945,866
Argentina4091:104,5078,846
France1171:567,71676,560
Canada651:566,85547,218
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England141:3,979,861125,553
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Leccese (50) may also be a first name.

Leccese Last Name Facts

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

Leccese is most common in Italy. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leccese? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leccese is the 118,326th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,875,333 people. The surname Leccese occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Leccese are found; 65 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 50 people.

This surname is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 2,505 people, or 1 in 24,414. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Apulia, where 38 percent live, Lazio, where 26 percent live and Lombardy, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Italy Leccese occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Leccese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leccese are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Leccese earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 26.42% more than the national average, earning €37,963 per year; in United States they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $50,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $52,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leccesse9332/
Lecceise939/
Lecese922/
Liccese86169/
Leccesi86163/
Lecesse86106/
Lechese866/
Leckese861/
Leccess861/
Leccesa861/
Licchese8020/
Lecchesi802/
Lechesea801/
Lekese7742/
Leccis7729/
Licese7713/
Leqese771/
Leccisi7173/
Lekesse7165/
Lechesi7141/
Lichese7116/
Leggese7115/
Lekeses7114/
Lecessi716/
Lexesee712/
Lekgese711/
Letsese711/
Lechise711/
Lekeshe711/
Licceus711/
Lescece711/
Lecxeas711/
Leckheiser710/
Leceesa710/
Lexes6728/
Leggesse6722/
Lekesier675/
Licchesi673/
Lequesse671/
Legkeset671/

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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 Leccese
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