Lekše Surname
Approximately 507 people bear this surname
Lekše Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 495 | 1:5,026 | 998 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Lekse (162) are calculated separately.
Lekše Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekše Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekše is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Lekse. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekše? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lekše is the 609,992nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. The last name Lekše occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lekše reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Lekše is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is borne by 495 people, or 1 in 5,026. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Lower Sava, where 38 percent are found, Southeast Slovenia, where 20 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 2 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekse | 93 | 162 | / |
| Lekšer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lekš | 89 | 34 | / |
| Lekša | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leakes | 73 | 132 | / |
| Lekšić | 73 | 106 | / |
| Leekes | 73 | 71 | / |
| Leksee | 73 | 19 | / |
| Leikes | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lekshe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leykes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lekche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekzei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leksie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leksei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekcer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leks | 67 | 1,884 | / |
| Lekx | 67 | 208 | / |
| Lexe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Leksche | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lekshey | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leyckes | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lekshet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lea'kes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lekšová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leakesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leickes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leksier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesksee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Lekše
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