Leck Surname

114,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

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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Leck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7301:209,51420,499
Germany7351:109,53113,512
England5841:95,40810,170
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Scotland1171:45,7594,089
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
France651:1,021,888113,182
Costa Rica381:125,7911,936
Sweden361:273,52118,976
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2611:93,3929,611
Scotland821:45,6493,275
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

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)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léck921/
Leick891,951/
Leuck891,899/
Lieck89622/
Lecke89522/
Leeck89171/
Leack89112/
Leyck8928/
Hleck8923/
Lesck898/
Lek8618,875/
Lec86594/
Leasck8043/
Ledcke8028/
Leicke808/
Leickt808/
Glieck807/
Leheck803/
Lleuck801/
Hlleck801/
Leedck801/
Leszck801/
Letcke800/
Leecke800/
Leckke800/
Leacke800/
Hleeck800/
Lechke800/
Leek7522,184/
Leke759,816/
Leak758,813/
Lekh753,486/
Lick752,091/
Leyk751,391/
Lejk751,039/
Lyck75737/
Leik75731/
Leuk75278/
Hlek75264/
Liek75218/
Leac75169/
Lecq75158/
Lekk7567/
Läck7557/
Lekš7534/
Lect7521/
Llec759/
Liec756/
Leyc753/
Legk753/
Leec752/
Leic752/
Lhek752/
Lekg752/
Lehc751/
Hlec751/
Lekś751/
Lecc751/
Lexc751/
Lecx751/
Lecg751/
Lekc751/
Lehk751/
Lecková7329/
Leckova737/
Loheeck732/
Leidcke730/
Lethcke730/
Leake6718,386/
Leeke671,175/
Luick67845/
Lehec67559/
Leisk67434/
Luyck67247/
Loick67220/
Leischke67150/
Licke67140/
Laick67132/
Lekke67126/
Leike67108/
Lekht6797/
Hlekh6774/
Lecső6761/
Lheke6735/
Leßke6729/
Leyke6727/
Lescs6725/
Hleke6722/
Leics6722/
Lekhe6720/
Leukh6717/
Lyock6716/
Lekth6715/
Läcke6715/
Lekås6715/
Leksz6710/
Lyckå678/
Layck676/
Lejckova675/
Leksø675/
Leijk674/
Hleik673/
Lleke673/
Leahc672/
Lecth672/
Lehyk672/
Lydck671/
Lojck671/
Ledkc671/
Leedk671/
Lectd671/
Lisck671/
Lyckx671/
Loyck671/
Hleek671/
Lejks671/
Legke671/
Leekk671/
Leetc671/
Leeyc671/
Lecsh671/
Lidck671/
Leyzc671/
Lecch671/
Lekhh671/
Leszc671/
Leikc671/
Leidk671/
Leehk671/
Leekh671/
Leikh670/
Lesks670/
Leitk670/
Leect670/
Licck670/
Leacg670/
Leecs670/

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