Leshch Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Leshch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leshch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1421:1,014,95177,987
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Leshch (22) may also be a first name.

Leshch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leshch is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leshch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,181,191st most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Leshch are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Leshch is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,014,951. In Russia Leshch is mostly found in: Moscow, where 21 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Besides Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 15 percent are found and Ukraine, where 13 percent are found.

Leshch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Leshch surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesch919,399/
Lehch911/
Ledshche861/
Letsch832,638/
Liesch831,642/
Leusch831,024/
Lashch83946/
Leisch83789/
Lesche83567/
Leesch83329/
Lescht8360/
Lestch8331/
Loshch8327/
Leasch835/
Lishch832/
Lyshch832/
Lessch831/
Lehych831/
Lech8020,025/
Lesh804,349/
Leshchova80254/
Lesc806/
Lehh803/
Lehc801/
Leitsch771,075/
Letsche77587/
Leetsch7737/
Leheche7733/
Gliesch7726/
Lyashch7711/
Liehsch771/
Leische771/
Leithch771/
Lyoshch771/
Lieschc771/
Leach7391,645/
Leech7321,866/
Leche732,618/
Lisch731,089/
Letch731,050/
Leich731,006/
Liech73775/
Leuch73623/
Leush73592/
Lehec73559/
Leshe73212/
Llech73211/
Lesce73167/
Lecht73164/
Leish7381/
Lescs7325/
Lesht7322/
Leysh7318/
Hlech7313/
Leesh7311/
Leych7311/
Lehce739/
Llesh735/
Lechh735/
Läsch733/
Leahc732/
Lessh732/
Liesh732/
Leshd732/
Leash731/
Lysch731/
Lescz731/
Lechs731/
Lejch731/
Leesc731/
Lyhch731/
Lekhh731/
Leszc731/
Letsh730/
Leschova7134/
Leschová719/
Leschøtt719/
Leshcova713/
Lahyshch711/
Leitch6715,697/
Les6710,374/
Leicht6710,110/
Leh678,408/
Leetch671,026/
Lätsch67923/
Leszcz67902/
Leheeh67896/
Litsch67628/
Lec67594/
Lehőcz67427/
Leache67298/
Letche67241/
Leatch67223/
Loisch67108/
Lischt67104/
Luysch67101/
Loysch6785/
Gliech6762/
Läsche6762/
Leiche6757/
Lische6750/
Leichs6748/
Leshtz6741/
Laisch6725/
Leithc6716/
Leyshe6715/
Leeche6712/
Lojsch6710/
Lahych6710/
Lyshchova677/
Leeseh676/
Leishe676/
Leischová675/
Lleach674/
Lejcht674/
Letshe674/
Leisht672/
Lytsch672/
Llecht671/
Leitszsch671/
Leachs671/
Leichh671/
Laysch671/
Hlisch671/
Leecht671/
Ledche671/
Lettch671/
Lhaich671/
L'Hech671/
Lheche671/
Lleshe671/
Leashe670/
Luisch670/
Listch670/
Lehgih670/
Leeshe670/
Lischh670/
Leitsh670/
Leashp670/

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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 Leshch
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