Leque Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Peru

Leque Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Peru951:334,57011,825
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France31:22,140,907385,998
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Lequé (1) & Léqué (1) are calculated separately.

Leque (16) may also be a first name.

Leque Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leque is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Lequé or Léqué. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leque? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leque is the 594,812th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Leque reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States Leque is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 35 percent reside, Washington, where 14 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 30 percent reside and Peru, where 18 percent reside.

Leque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leque has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leque surname expanded 557 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leque last name are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leque earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 16.43% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,200 per year and in United States they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning $39,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lequé931/
Lequet91578/
Leqque91534/
Lequeu91304/
Leques91195/
Lecque9199/
Lequer9126/
Lleque9124/
Lequea9112/
Leaque9112/
Lequez917/
Lesque913/
Lequie913/
Leique913/
Lequed913/
Laeque912/
Lequey911/
Leeque911/
Lequep911/
Leuque910/
Lequ893/
Leqe891/
Léqué871/
Lesquer8395/
Lequest8370/
Lesquey8322/
Lecques8310/
Leiques833/
Leisque833/
Leaquee832/
Llaeque832/
Lleqque831/
Lequeth831/
Lleques831/
Leiquez831/
Leuquee831/
Leuquei831/
Lesquet831/
Lique803,026/
Legue802,902/
Laeqe802,851/
Laque801,713/
Loque801,054/
Leaqe80897/
Lecue80517/
Lekue80372/
Lequy80327/
Lequi80230/
Leuke8070/
Lequs8033/
Leuqe803/
Leqqe802/
Lyque801/
Leqer800/
Lezsques771/
Leazquez771/
Leasquez771/
D'Lequez771/
Leq7547/
Leigue733,247/
Llaque731,261/
Llegue731,197/
Laique73930/
Leygue73577/
Liquez73488/
Liquet73370/
Llique73361/
Leukeu73356/
Liquer73330/
League73315/
Lequip73287/
Laquey73266/
Lequit73224/
Liques73158/
Lloque73140/
Leguey73134/
Lequoy73105/
Lequoa73101/
Lequay7363/
Leggue7344/
Lequai7343/
Leguee7342/
Leucke7338/
Liaque7334/
Leukwe7331/
Lequiz7328/
Loqueh7327/
Legoue7324/
Laquie7323/
Leguei7321/
Lequis7321/
Laquea7318/
Laquee7316/
Liquie7312/
Legueh7312/
Leuqui738/
Leecue737/
Lequoi734/
Lequid734/
Liquey733/
Lecuer732/
Lescue732/
Luique732/
Líquez732/
Loique732/
Lesgue732/
Leguea731/
Loquie731/
Liqueh731/
Leekue731/
Leaqet731/
Loquea731/
Loqueu731/
Loquey731/
Liqued731/
Lekuey731/
Laïque731/
Leakue731/
Lecuet731/
Laqque731/
Lecuez731/
Lekuer731/
Lekgue731/
Lequqa731/
Lesqui731/
Lecues730/
Leegue730/
Liquea730/
Laegue730/
Lecqua730/
Leequy730/
Liecue730/
Litque730/
Leek6722,184/
Leke679,816/
Llaique67564/
Leuk67278/
Lechqer67205/
Llayque67197/
Lecq67158/
Leaq67155/
Lecouey67149/
Leeg67148/
Lesquoy67134/
Lece67125/
Lloqque67102/
Lecouet6787/
Lahaque6785/
Llhaque6762/
Leeq6732/
Liqu6726/
Leqi6724/
Licquet6718/
Lieq6717/
Laiquez6711/
Legoues678/
Lescuer678/
Littque678/
Legouez677/
Leug676/
Lekouer676/
Leequay676/
Llequis676/
Letq675/
Legouet674/
Laiquee673/
Lesquit673/
Lisquez672/
Leec672/
Lequais672/
Legouee672/
Lecquio672/
Leuq672/
Leqy672/
Ledq672/
Leuckie671/
Lainque671/
Laiquie671/
Lajcque671/
Lequitt671/
Leequai671/
Leex671/
Liqueiz671/
Leiguei671/
Leingue671/
Lecouez671/
Laaique671/
Lequoit671/
Leyqeet671/
Legouer671/
Leqhuoa671/
Lyqu671/
Leyq671/
Lehq671/
Leaguea670/
Laiquet670/
Lisques670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leque
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