Lecompte Surname

51,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Lecompte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lecompte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0251:90,05210,123
France3,1261:21,2482,470
Canada2,3961:15,3782,256
Belgium2331:49,3428,024
Australia331:818,05251,601
Saint Lucia311:5,767755
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
England291:1,921,31276,208
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

Lecompte (56) may also be a first name.

Lecompte Last Name Facts

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

Lecompte occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lecompte.

How Common Is The Last Name Lecompte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,340th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 729,996 people. Lecompte is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Lecompte are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lecompte is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 56 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,025 people, or 1 in 90,052. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 26 percent reside, Maryland, where 10 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Lecompte is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in France, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 24 percent reside.

Lecompte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lecompte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lecompte surname rose 1,765 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 580 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lecompte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lecompte surname are 27.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lecompte earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $20,825,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning $43,341 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecoumpte9451/
Lecommpte941/
Lecompter941/
Lecomptes941/
Lecompt93200/
L'Escompte891/
Lacompte88144/
Leconpte888/
Lecoumpt880/
Licompte880/
Lecampt800/
Lacombte753/
Lacampte750/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lecompte
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