Leeke Surname
Approximately 1,175 people bear this surname
Leeke Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Leek (Staffs), the Domesday Lee, 14th cent. Lee, Lek, Lake = the Water [O.E, læcu = Old Norse læk-r] See Leck, and cp. Leech2; and Leak(e. (Celtic) vars. of Leek2, q.v.
Leeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 484 | 1:115,120 | 11,771 |
| United States | 393 | 1:922,287 | 69,218 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:45,508 | 4,331 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 182 | 1:133,931 | 12,317 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
Leeke (34) may also be a first name.
Leeke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Leek (Staffs), the Domesday Lee, 14th cent. Lee, Lek, Lake = the Water [O.E, læcu = Old Norse læk-r] See Leck, and cp. Leech2; and Leak(e. (Celtic) vars. of Leek2, q.v.
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Leeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leeke is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leeke.
How Common Is The Last Name Leeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 318,494th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,202,167 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Leeke live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 484 people, or 1 in 115,120. In England it is most frequent in: Shropshire, where 10 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 8 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Leeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leeke has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 385 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leeke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Leeke surname are 20.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.57% being registered with the party.
The amount Leeke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.03% less than the national average, earning R 45,084 per year; in United States they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning $52,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $52,492 CAD per year.
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