Leclef Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Leclef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leclef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2661:43,2207,064
France1421:467,76666,487
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Leclef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leclef is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leclef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 698,433rd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Leclef occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Leclef live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Leclef is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 43,220. In Belgium Leclef is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 58 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 23 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 34 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lechlef927/
Lekhlef77372/
Leslif671/
Lekleb671/
Lekhlif62175/
Lezliev621/
Leeklew621/
Lesliew620/
Leekleaw574/
Lekhlife573/
Leklib504/
Ligelb501/

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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
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  • 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 Leclef
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