Leckelt Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leckelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leckelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1361:591,95247,778
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Leckelt Last Name Facts

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

Leckelt is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leckelt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leckelt is the 959,117th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Leckelt live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Leckelt is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 591,952. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent are found, Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Leckelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leckelt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,042 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leckelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leckelt surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Leckelt earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.57% less than the national average, earning $33,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $58,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loeckelt932/
Leckel92415/
Lechelt86842/
Leuckel86186/
Leickel86102/
Löckelt8642/
Leckell8618/
Lecklet862/
Lockelt862/
Lackelt861/
Lekel8317/
Lecel836/
Leckl832/
Lechellt801/
Leachelt801/
Leichkel800/
Leukel771,302/
Leclet77379/
Lechel77269/
Lickel77258/
Lekael77174/
Leikel7736/
Hlekel776/
Lejkel773/
Lekiel773/
Leekel771/
Leicel770/
Lecael770/
Leakel770/
Leaclt770/
Leckelová756/
Lekl7311/
Lecl731/
Leichel71103/
Lächelt7177/
Lyckell7122/
Lecleth7114/
Lecheld716/
Lickeld711/
Lyckeld711/
Lechell711/
Leekell710/
Leachel710/
Lickl6763/
Likel6732/
Lycel6723/
Lekeïhel672/
Leskl672/
Leqel671/
Leclp671/
Läkel671/
Leclette671/
Leacl671/
Lekil671/
Lekhl671/
Lejkl671/
Leachell671/
Lecil670/

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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 Leckelt
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