Leck Surname
Approximately 4,044 people bear this surname
Leck Surname Definition:
(N.Eng. and Scandinavian) belonging to Leek, or Dweller at the Brook [Old English lœcu = Old Norse lœek-r, a brook, rivulet] The Lanc. Leek, 13th cent. Lec, 14th cent. Lek, is on the Leec rivulet.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,730 | 1:209,514 | 20,499 |
| Germany | 735 | 1:109,531 | 13,512 |
| England | 584 | 1:95,408 | 10,170 |
| Canada | 221 | 1:166,722 | 16,788 |
| Australia | 153 | 1:176,442 | 17,942 |
| Scotland | 117 | 1:45,759 | 4,089 |
| Brazil | 104 | 1:2,058,407 | 65,034 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Costa Rica | 38 | 1:125,791 | 1,936 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 261 | 1:93,392 | 9,611 |
| Scotland | 82 | 1:45,649 | 3,275 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 176 | 1:285,333 | 22,901 |
The alternate forms: Léck (1) are calculated separately.
Leck (1,270) may also be a first name.
Leck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(N.Eng. and Scandinavian) belonging to Leek, or Dweller at the Brook [Old English lœcu = Old Norse lœek-r, a brook, rivulet] The Lanc. Leek, 13th cent. Lec, 14th cent. Lek, is on the Leec rivulet. (Celtic) Dweller by a prominent Flat Stone [Gaelic and Irish leac (Early Irish lecc) = Welsh llech)
A location name in Yorkshire.
Leck Demographics
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Leck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leck is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Léck. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leck? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 114,327th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,802,064 people. The surname Leck occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Leck are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 221,406th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,270 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,730 people, or 1 in 209,514. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 21 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.
Leck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leck surname increased 983 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leck Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Leck last name are 10.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.38% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Leck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 291.82% more than the national average, earning R 931,104 per year; in United States they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning $44,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,964 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Léck | 92 | 1 | / |
| Leick | 89 | 1,951 | / |
| Leuck | 89 | 1,899 | / |
| Lieck | 89 | 622 | / |
| Lecke | 89 | 522 | / |
| Leeck | 89 | 171 | / |
| Leack | 89 | 112 | / |
| Leyck | 89 | 28 | / |
| Hleck | 89 | 23 | / |
| Lesck | 89 | 8 | / |
| Lek | 86 | 18,875 | / |
| Lec | 86 | 594 | / |
| Leasck | 80 | 43 | / |
| Ledcke | 80 | 28 | / |
| Leicke | 80 | 8 | / |
| Leickt | 80 | 8 | / |
| Glieck | 80 | 7 | / |
| Leheck | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lleuck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hlleck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leedck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leszck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Letcke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leecke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leckke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leacke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hleeck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lechke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leek | 75 | 22,184 | / |
| Leke | 75 | 9,816 | / |
| Leak | 75 | 8,813 | / |
| Lekh | 75 | 3,486 | / |
| Lick | 75 | 2,091 | / |
| Leyk | 75 | 1,391 | / |
| Lejk | 75 | 1,039 | / |
| Lyck | 75 | 737 | / |
| Leik | 75 | 731 | / |
| Leuk | 75 | 278 | / |
| Hlek | 75 | 264 | / |
| Liek | 75 | 218 | / |
| Leac | 75 | 169 | / |
| Lecq | 75 | 158 | / |
| Lekk | 75 | 67 | / |
| Läck | 75 | 57 | / |
| Lekš | 75 | 34 | / |
| Lect | 75 | 21 | / |
| Llec | 75 | 9 | / |
| Liec | 75 | 6 | / |
| Leyc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Legk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leec | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leic | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lekg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lehc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlec | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lecc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lexc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lecx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lecg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lehk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lecková | 73 | 29 | / |
| Leckova | 73 | 7 | / |
| Loheeck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leidcke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lethcke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leake | 67 | 18,386 | / |
| Leeke | 67 | 1,175 | / |
| Luick | 67 | 845 | / |
| Lehec | 67 | 559 | / |
| Leisk | 67 | 434 | / |
| Luyck | 67 | 247 | / |
| Loick | 67 | 220 | / |
| Leischke | 67 | 150 | / |
| Licke | 67 | 140 | / |
| Laick | 67 | 132 | / |
| Lekke | 67 | 126 | / |
| Leike | 67 | 108 | / |
| Lekht | 67 | 97 | / |
| Hlekh | 67 | 74 | / |
| Lecső | 67 | 61 | / |
| Lheke | 67 | 35 | / |
| Leßke | 67 | 29 | / |
| Leyke | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lescs | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hleke | 67 | 22 | / |
| Leics | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lekhe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Leukh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lyock | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lekth | 67 | 15 | / |
| Läcke | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lekås | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leksz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lyckå | 67 | 8 | / |
| Layck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lejckova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leksø | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leijk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hleik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lleke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leahc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lecth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lydck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lojck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leedk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lectd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyckx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leetc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeyc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lecsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lidck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyzc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lecch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leszc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leikc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leidk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leehk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leikh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lesks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leitk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leect | 67 | 0 | / |
| Licck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leacg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leecs | 67 | 0 | / |
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