Leekes Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leekes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leekes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Leekes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leekes is most common in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leekes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Leekes are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Leekes is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 1,238,546. In Germany Leekes is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Leekes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leekes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeks911,967/
Leeke911,175/
Lekes91113/
Leukes831,458/
Leakes83132/
Lekies83125/
Leeske8381/
Leekee8379/
Leheke8344/
Lekese8342/
Leekey8330/
Leedke8327/
Lekhes8313/
Leskes8312/
Leekie8310/
Leckes839/
Lekeas837/
Lekesh837/
Leikes834/
Leykes832/
Liekes831/
Laekes831/
Leekea831/
Letkes830/
Luekes830/
Leecke830/
Leke809,816/
Leks801,884/
Lekesse7765/
Leakeas7737/
Leesker7728/
Leyckes7714/
Leeches7711/
Laeckes777/
Lea'kes774/
Lekesch772/
Lueckes771/
Leekerr771/
Leickes771/
Leckese771/
Lekkeys771/
Lekeshe771/
Leakesh771/
Leedtke771/
Leekech770/
Leecker770/
Leeskey770/
Leake7318,386/
Lakes733,975/
Leece732,188/
Lekey731,403/
Lykes731,173/
Lieke73722/
Lokes73690/
Lekeu73667/
Lekea73587/
Lecke73522/
Leeka73435/
Lekeš73387/
Likes73286/
Lekei73166/
Lekke73126/
Leces73112/
Lekis73108/
Leike73108/
Lekeh7378/
Leuke7370/
Lökes7355/
Lheke7335/
Leßke7329/
Leyke7327/
Hleke7322/
Lecks7317/
Lekee7316/
Lekås7315/
Lecee7313/
Lieks7310/
Leksz7310/
Leeki739/
Leiks739/
Lekys738/
Leksø735/
Lleke733/
Leeky732/
Lekej732/
Lejks731/
Lekeň731/
Legke731/
Leaks730/
Lesks730/
Leecs730/
Lekesova7110/
Leechkys714/
Leeskeet711/
Leyeckis711/
Lokesh673,512/
Leckey672,422/
Leakey671,694/
Leekha67500/
Loukes67438/
Liekis67367/
Leukeu67356/
Lickes67195/
Leques67195/
Leches67189/
Lehker67180/
Lakies67156/
Likese67137/
Lockes6784/
Lakesh6782/
Laukes6779/
Leikis6775/
Leikep6772/
Ledtke6769/
Lehkec6769/
Leitke6760/
Lettke6755/
Lackes6754/
Luikes6752/
Laakes6745/
Letkey6742/
Leucke6738/
Lekeer6736/
Lleces6732/
Ledcke6728/
Leksås6728/
Leukis6727/
Lesske6725/
Leyske6722/
Liskes6721/
Liecke6719/
Lokies6718/
Lakees6715/
Leikee6715/
Leckis6715/
Liekhe6715/
Leeche6712/
Leaske6712/
Leykis6712/
Likesh6712/
Lakeus6710/
Leikei6710/
Lehkeh679/
Leicke678/
Leekay678/
Lakesz678/
Leyces678/
Leckei677/
Leihke677/
Lehkey676/
Leckesova676/
Liekie675/
Liecks675/
Lekket675/
Lekois674/
Lakeis674/
Lehkei674/
Leskei674/
Leikys674/
Lejske673/
Leidke673/
Luykes673/
Leškys673/
Leehka673/
Leekoi673/
Leizke673/
Lekehe672/
Lakhes672/
Leecey672/
Lakess672/
Lekish671/
Likeus671/
Loykes671/
Likess671/
Likeys671/
Lleker671/
Liekey671/
Lethke671/
Leecce671/
Leeque671/
Legkey671/
Leiket671/
Lecket671/
Leatke671/
Lykets671/
Legkeh671/
Lejkei671/
Leekaa671/
Leckeu671/
Leukesová671/
Liekeh671/
Lekech671/
Lekeet671/
Leqese671/
Laykes670/
Leasks670/
Leecky670/
Leadke670/
Letcke670/
Lykeus670/
Leccee670/
Leckee670/
Leckke670/
Leakee670/
Leacke670/
Lehske670/
Leuces670/
Leikea670/
Lechke670/

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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 Leekes
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