Lehec Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lehec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4751:139,83721,514
England611:913,41146,955
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Lehec Last Name Facts

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

Lehec is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lehec.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehec? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 565,867th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Lehec live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 475 people, or 1 in 139,837. In France it is mostly found in: Normandy, where 32 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 19 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 19 percent live. Besides France it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Lehec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lehec has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lehec last name expanded 1,017 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehecq9150/
Leheci9111/
Leheck913/
Leec892/
Lehc891/
Leheche8333/
Leech8021,866/
Leche802,618/
Leeck80171/
Lekhe8020/
Leahc802/
Lehch801/
Leetc801/
Leeyc801/
Leesc801/
Leect800/
Leecs800/
Lec75594/
Lhc7511/
Lehőcz73427/
Leache73298/
Letche73241/
Leshch73201/
Leiche7357/
Leheke7344/
Lehtse7337/
Leithc7316/
Leeche7312/
Lehedz7312/
Leihke737/
Letshe734/
Leykhe732/
Lethke731/
Lehedj731/
Leedck731/
Ledche731/
L'Hech731/
Lheche731/
Lehych731/
Leecke730/
Hleeck730/
Lehske730/
Lechke730/
Leheckova715/
Lehecková711/
Lees6738,110/
Leek6722,184/
Lech6720,025/
Leke679,816/
Lesh674,349/
Leck674,044/
Lekh673,486/
Leci672,511/
Letsche67587/
Lhez67331/
Legh67305/
Lecz67226/
Leac67169/
Lecq67158/
Leeg67148/
Leathes6792/
Leithes6746/
Leez6742/
Leeq6732/
Lect6721/
Lezh6712/
Lletche6710/
Llec679/
Liec676/
Leyc673/
Leitzhe673/
Loheeck672/
Lehz672/
Leic672/
Leitche672/
Lhek672/
Lkhe671/
Liehsch671/
Leithch671/
Leex671/
Lehg671/
Hlec671/
Leqe671/
Lleache671/
Hletche671/
Lecc671/
Lechtch671/
Lhcc671/
Leatshe671/
Lyhc671/
Lexc671/
Lhch671/
Lhct671/
Lhes671/
Lhex671/
Lhhc671/
Lhic671/
Lhkc671/
Lhsc671/
Lhyc671/
Lche671/
Lecx671/
Lecg671/
Lekc671/
Lejh671/
Lehq671/
Lehk671/
Letchse670/
Lethcke670/

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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 Lehec
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