Lecomte Surname

13,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lecomte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lecomte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France34,2191:1,941123
Belgium4,6961:2,448209
Canada1,0471:35,1924,502
United States8881:408,17435,568
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Switzerland1151:71,4178,505
New Caledonia1091:2,534293
Australia731:369,80430,692
Spain561:834,85833,799
England521:1,071,50151,923
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Ireland211:224,2358,707
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway111:467,48139,375
China91:151,924,6187,954
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Comoros11:749,524685
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Lecomte (28) may also be a first name.

Lecomte Last Name Facts

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

Lecomte is found most frequently in France. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lecomte? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,342nd most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,873 people. The surname Lecomte occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Lecomte live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 34,219 people, or 1 in 1,941. In France Lecomte is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent are found. Excluding France Lecomte is found in 71 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Lecomte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lecomte has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lecomte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lecomte surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.4% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lecomte earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning 374,684 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $45,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $45,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecomtte9322/
Le'comte931/
Lecomtee931/
Lecomtes930/
Leconte8619,621/
Lacomte8612/
Lecomtt861/
Locomte860/
Lecointe804,375/
Lecounte80256/
Lecontte805/
Leconthe802/
Lesconte802/
Lecontee801/
Leconnte800/
Lecont7715/
Loekhomte7522/
Lecount711,103/
Lecante71794/
Liconte71418/
Lecoint7144/
Leconti7116/
Lekonte7113/
Leconnt710/
Licontes6728/
Lecoinet6719/
Licontte678/
Lesconti676/
Leecount672/
Lecanthe672/
Leacount670/
Lecantee670/
Lecounts670/

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Footnotes

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