Lecton Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Lecton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lecton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Lecton (19) may also be a first name.

Lecton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lecton has its highest incidence in Suriname. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lecton.

How Common Is The Last Name Lecton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Lecton reside; 87 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Lecton is most numerous in Suriname, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 8,635. Not including Suriname this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lectong92133/
Lechton927/
Leicton922/
Leichton861/
Lezton838/
Lekton838/
Legton836/
Lectom831/
Licton831/
Lectan830/
Leigton7746/
Lictoen7739/
Lickton7718/
Lichton7713/
Legthon774/
Lyckton772/
Lectune772/
Lechtan771/
Leegton771/
Leygton771/
Liegton770/
Leadston7181/
Leigthon7145/
Lichston7112/
Liegthon712/
Leaktong711/
Ledstone710/
Lejtan6757/
Leadstone6719/
Lictan6715/
Legtan676/
Ligton672/
Leakthong671/
Lectam671/
Lytestone671/
Lizton671/
Lethstone670/

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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 Lecton
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