Lelkeš Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Lelkeš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelkeš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia681:78,47715,212
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Lelkes (1,677) are calculated separately.

Lelkeš Last Name Facts

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

Lelkeš occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lelkes. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelkeš? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lelkeš live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Lelkeš is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 78,477. In Slovakia Lelkeš is primarily concentrated in: Trnava Region, where 43 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 28 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 19 percent are found. Not including Slovakia Lelkeš occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 10 percent are found and Lithuania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelkes941,677/
Lelke91145/
Loelke8332/
Lielke8310/
Lelkie833/
Luelke831/
Lelkešová8083/
Lelkesh7786/
Loelkes7735/
Loellke7723/
Luehlke770/
Lilke733,280/
Lelka73180/
Lelki7335/
Lölke7319/
Lelky733/
Lelce732/
Lelkesová67334/
Lölkes6770/
Lellky6767/
Lelkesova6731/
Lelkic6725/
Lülker6713/
Löllke6712/
Lellki672/
Lielka672/
Lelkai671/
Lelkoi671/
Lilgke671/
Leelka671/
Lielkajs5712/
Lillåker572/
Lilka55164/
Lylka5555/
Lilky550/
Lelcaj5024/
Lölkös501/
Lillka501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lelkeš
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