Lekić Surname

54,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Lekić Surname User-submission:

The surname Lekić comes from the name Leka, which is short for Aleksandar.

Lekić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia5,7271:1,248175
Montenegro1,2651:50672
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,2021:2,942562
Croatia5841:7,2411,129
Kosovo2491:7,4771,202
Slovenia2101:11,8462,819
North Macedonia331:63,6816,407
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Lekic (847), Lekič (13) & Lekiç (1) are calculated separately.

Lekić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Lekić comes from the name Leka, which is short for Aleksandar.

- lekicm

Lekić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekić is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lekic, Lekič or Lekiç. Click here for further potential spellings of Lekić.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,861st most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 785,804 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lekić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is held by 5,727 people, or 1 in 1,248. In Serbia Lekić is most prevalent in: Belgrade, where 23 percent are found, Šumadija District, where 12 percent are found and Raška District, where 9 percent are found. Other than Serbia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 14 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekic93847/
Lekič9313/
Lekiç931/
Leskić9136/
Leškić9118/
Lejkić919/
Lakić806,259/
Likić80876/
Lecić8074/
Lokić8045/
Lekićová772/
Lekich73172/
Lekics7395/
Lojkić7317/
Lajkić736/
Lonkić736/
Lekici734/
Leckiz734/
Lechić731/
Lekitc731/
Lekeci731/
Leckich6747/
Lekhich679/
Leckiec671/

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