Lect Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lect Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lect Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France181:3,690,151224,666
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Lect (10) may also be a first name.

Lect Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lect is found most in France. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lect.

How Common Is The Last Name Lect? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Lect is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Lect are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Lect is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,690,151. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Lect Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lect has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lect last name contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecht89164/
Lecth892/
Lectd891/
Lecte891/
Leect890/
Lec86594/
Leicht8010,110/
Lechte80628/
Leickt808/
Lejcht804/
Lectte801/
Leecht801/
Lecthe801/
Llecht801/
Lectch800/
Leck754,044/
Leac75169/
Lecq75158/
Llec759/
Liec756/
Lekt755/
Letq755/
Leyc753/
Lejt752/
Leic752/
Lict752/
Leec752/
Lecg751/
Legt751/
Lehc751/
Hlec751/
Lecc751/
Lexc751/
Lecx751/
Lekc751/
Leichte7345/
Lejchte734/
Leitcht730/
Leectch730/
Leichst730/
Licht678,770/
Leick671,951/
Leuck671,899/
Lieck67622/
Lehec67559/
Lecke67522/
Leeck67171/
Leack67112/
Lekht6797/
Lecső6761/
Leyck6728/
Lescs6725/
Hleck6723/
Leics6722/
Letzt6719/
Lekte6715/
Lekth6715/
Lesck678/
Licth676/
Leahc672/
Leszc671/
Lisct671/
Ledkc671/
Lecch671/
Leikc671/
Leyzc671/
Lecsh671/
Leeyc671/
Leetc671/
Lacth671/
Lettq671/
Leacg670/
Leecs670/
Lictz670/
Leitk670/
Leggt670/
Leichtte670/
Leigt670/
Lycht670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lect
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