Leleux Surname

110,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Leleux Surname User-submission:

The variant Deleu appears to be a flemishization of the name Leleu as seen in its prevalence in areas that constituted the historic County of Flanders. The French definite article le has been adapted to Flemish (Dutch) de.

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Leleux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9171:34,6494,222
Belgium1,3481:8,5291,194
United States8481:427,42836,938
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Leleux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The variant Deleu appears to be a flemishization of the name Leleu as seen in its prevalence in areas that constituted the historic County of Flanders. The French definite article le has been adapted to Flemish (Dutch) de.

- t.deleu

Leleux Last Name Facts

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

Leleux is most common in France. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leleux.

How Common Is The Last Name Leleux? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 110,285th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,728,545 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Leleux reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 1,917 people, or 1 in 34,649. In France Leleux is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 46 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Grand Est, where 10 percent reside. Other than France it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Leleux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leleux has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Leleux last name grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leleux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leleux last name are 9.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leleux earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.57% more than the national average, earning R 388,716 per year and in United States they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $39,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leleu9113,425/
Lelex9113/
Lealex835/
Leeleu834/
L'Eleu831/
Lehleu831/
Lilleux772/
Lelie73797/
Lelae7336/
Lileu738/
Lelje735/
Leloe734/
Lelui731/
Lelax731/
Leleê731/
Lelge730/
Loilleux7130/
Leslie6768,767/
Lielie6760/
Lehlae6740/
Lealie6724/
Leliea6716/
Lealoe678/
Lelies677/
L'Elie675/
Lelier673/
Lelyes673/
Leleae672/
Leleai672/
Leliet672/
Lealae671/
Lejlie671/
Leliei671/
Leelui671/
Lelehe671/
Lelehi671/
Lelgie671/
Leilie671/
Letlie670/

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