Lescu Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Lescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova971:36,7155,670
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Lescu Last Name Facts

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

Lescu is found in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lescu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Lescu is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lescu reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Moldova, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 36,715. In Moldova it is primarily concentrated in: Soroca District, where 67 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 31 percent reside and Hîncești District, where 1 percent reside. Not including Moldova it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leescu91270/
Lescut91234/
Liescu9196/
Lesceu9182/
Lescou9153/
Lescau9132/
Hlescu9128/
Leascu9116/
Leschu911/
Lecu89680/
Lescaut83674/
Lescout83231/
Lescaux83103/
Leschau838/
Lescaud837/
Lliescu833/
Lescoup832/
Lecou80474/
Lesku80276/
Lecus80151/
Lecut8094/
Leacu8043/
L'Ecu8038/
Lecuy8035/
Leicu8034/
Lecud8028/
Liscu8019/
Lecup8011/
Leceu8010/
Lecku808/
Lecau805/
Letcu804/
Leccu804/
Lecui802/
Lecuu802/
Lețcu801/
Lec'u801/
Lescault77538/
Leschkau777/
Leschkus776/
L'Escaut774/
Lescoult774/
Lescouët773/
Lescautt771/
Letscuss770/
Lascau73472/
Lecuit73292/
Lecaux73251/
Lescoe73162/
Lecoup73120/
Liecau7389/
Leskau7385/
Lecaut7378/
Lăscuș7337/
Leașcu7334/
Lascou7330/
Lecout7314/
Leisku7314/
Lejcuś7313/
Leszau735/
Leszeu734/
Loscau734/
Lecoud734/
Lecaud734/
Leecui731/
Lăscuț731/
Leckeu731/
Lecoux731/
Lexcus731/
Leskuy731/
Leszczuch7157/
Leku676,841/
Licu671,072/
Lecault67214/
Leiskau67168/
Leaskou6715/
Letskus6710/
Lischau677/
Lsku675/
Leckaud675/
Lécu672/
Lecoult671/
Leacaut671/
Lischku671/
L'Schuh671/
Litscus670/

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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
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  • 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 Lescu
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