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 occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lect? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Lect occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Lect live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,690,151. In France Lect is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 100 percent are found. Apart from France this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lect last name declined 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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