Lekh Surname

129,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,8831:24,1763,423
Cambodia8981:17,2461,220
Russia3541:407,12739,199
India1621:4,734,971120,979
Belarus621:153,24321,008
England591:944,37447,923
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Lekh (34,622) may also be a first name.

Lekh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekh (Hindi: लेख, Marathi: लेख, Oriya: େଲଖ୍, Russian: Лех, Tibetan: ལེག་) occurs most in Ukraine. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 129,868th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,090,518 people. Lekh is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Lekh reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Lekh is also the 24,934th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 34,622 people.

This surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,883 people, or 1 in 24,176. In Ukraine Lekh is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 37 percent live, Zhytomyr Oblast, where 13 percent live and Rivne Oblast, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 26 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

Lekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (51%) in Ukraine.

The amount Lekh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.18% less than the national average, earning $30,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $48,717 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekht8997/
Hlekh8974/
Lekhe8920/
Leukh8917/
Lekth8915/
Lekhh891/
Leekh891/
Leikh890/
Lek8618,875/
Leykht8049/
Leikht8029/
Hleikh8012/
Hleekh8010/
Leykhe802/
Leek7522,184/
Lech7520,025/
Leke759,816/
Leak758,813/
Leck754,044/
Leyk751,391/
Lejk751,039/
Leik75731/
Likh75319/
Legh75305/
Leuk75278/
Hlek75264/
Liek75218/
Lekk7567/
Lekš7534/
Lykh7525/
Legk753/
Lhek752/
Lekg752/
Lehc751/
Lehg751/
Lekś751/
Ljkh751/
Lekc751/
Lejh751/
Lehq751/
Lehk751/
Lekhova73233/
Lekhowa7327/
Leach6791,645/
Leigh6749,501/
Leech6721,866/
Leake6718,386/
Leche672,618/
Leick671,951/
Leuck671,899/
Leeke671,175/
Letch671,050/
Leich671,006/
Liech67775/
Leuch67623/
Lieck67622/
Lehec67559/
Lecke67522/
Leisk67434/
Likhe67394/
Llech67211/
Leeck67171/
Lecht67164/
Lekke67126/
Leack67112/
Leike67108/
Loikh67100/
Laykh6748/
Liegh6745/
Lheke6735/
Luikh6729/
Laikh6729/
Leßke6729/
Leyck6728/
Leyke6727/
Hleck6723/
Hleke6722/
Liskh6720/
Lekås6715/
Leagh6713/
Hlech6713/
Leych6711/
Leksz6710/
Lykht6710/
Lesck678/
Lechh675/
Leksø675/
Luykh674/
Leijk674/
Hleik673/
Leeqh673/
Lleke673/
Leahc672/
Lecth672/
Leihg672/
Liehg672/
Lehyk672/
Leykhova671/
Leuhg671/
Ledkc671/
Leedk671/
Leegh671/
Lehch671/
Lechs671/
Lujkh671/
Hleek671/
Leikhova671/
Lejch671/
Lejks671/
Legke671/
Lhikh671/
Leekk671/
Lecsh671/
Le'gh671/
Leahq671/
Lecch671/
Leixh671/
Leikc671/
Leidk671/
Leehk671/
Lesks670/
Leitk670/
Leggh670/

Lekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekh in the Marathi language
लेखlekha-
Lekh in the Hindi language
लेखlekha99.28
लेख्lekh0.09
Lekh in the Oriya language
େଲଖ୍elakh50
େଲଖelakha50
Lekh in the Tibetan language
ལེག་lek40
ལེཀ་leka20
ལག་lak20
ལེགས་lek20
Lekh in the Russian language
Лехleh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekh
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