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 most in Moldova. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lescu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lescu is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lescu are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Moldova, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 36,715. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Soroca District, where 67 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 31 percent are found and Hîncești District, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Moldova this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Lescu
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