Lelke Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lelke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1161:694,01353,217
England71:7,959,723202,100
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lelke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelke is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Lelke are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 694,013. In Germany Lelke is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 37 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Besides Germany Lelke occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Lelke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lelke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lelke surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lelke Last Name Statistics demography

Lelke earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.03% less than the national average, earning $47,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelkeš9177/
Loelke9132/
Lielke9110/
Lelkie913/
Luelke911/
Lelk8921/
Lelkesh8386/
Loellke8323/
Luehlke830/
Lilke803,280/
Lelka80180/
Lelki8035/
Lölke8019/
Leelk805/
Lelky803/
Lelce802/
Leglik73266/
Lölkes7370/
Lellky7367/
Lülker7313/
Löllke7312/
Lielka732/
Lellki732/
Lelkai731/
Lelkoi731/
Lelgue731/
Lilgke731/
Leelka731/
Lelková67511/
Lelkova67109/
Lilk6712/
Lelx672/
Lelq671/
Lhlk671/
Lylk671/

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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 Lelke
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