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Where Does The Last Name Lek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lek (Hindi: लेक, Oriya: େଲକ, Tibetan: ལེག་) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Lek is the 28,468^th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 386,095 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Lek are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Lek is also the 11,971^st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 83,275 people.

It is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is held by 12,896 people, or 1 in 1,201. In Cambodia Lek is mostly concentrated in: Svay Rieng Province, where 23 percent live, Phnom Penh, where 13 percent live and Siem Reap Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Cambodia this last name occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and Egypt, where 4 percent live.

Lek Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lek Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lek surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Lek earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $40,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.56% more than the national average, earning $65,859 CAD per year.