Lecks Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lecks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lecks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Lecks (16) may also be a first name.

Lecks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lecks occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lecks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Lecks are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lecks is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Lecks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lecks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lecks surname decreased 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lecks Last Name Statistics demography

Lecks earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liecks915/
Leks891,884/
Leyckes8314/
Leickes831/
Locks803,047/
Leeks801,967/
Lacks801,637/
Licks80563/
Loeks80357/
Lekse80162/
Lecső8061/
Laeks8036/
Lescs8025/
Leics8022/
Lekås8015/
Lieks8010/
Leksz8010/
Leiks809/
Leksø805/
Lechs801/
Lecsh801/
Lejks801/
Lesks800/
Liecs800/
Leucs800/
Leecs800/
Leaks800/
Leuckx73348/
Loeckx73321/
Leuchs73265/
Leakes73132/
Luycks7381/
Leekes7371/
Laacks7366/
Leichs7348/
Leksås7328/
Lyocks7327/
Leikes734/
Lekshe734/
Leykes732/
Hlocks731/
Lichks731/
Lecsse731/
Leachs731/
Laicks730/
Liscks730/
Luicks730/
Leasks730/
Laks672,897/
Loks67452/
Lekx67208/
Leksová67135/
Luijcks67104/
Liks6786/
Lekš6734/
Leksche6717/
Legs6713/
Leksova6711/
Lexs6710/
Lycs675/
Lea'kes674/
L'Hicks673/
Lyks671/
Lõks671/
Lekś671/
Leakesh671/
Lecx671/
Leidtks670/

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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 Lecks
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