Lesk Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lesk Surname Definition:

A variant of Lask (through the pron. Lāsk), q.v.

Lesk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Canada781:472,37940,609
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Estonia121:110,15019,471
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Lesk (13) may also be a first name.

Lesk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Lask (through the pron. Lāsk), q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lesk Last Name Facts

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

Lesk (Russian: Леск) occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesk? popularity and diffusion

Lesk is the 793,288th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The last name Lesk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Lesk reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lesk is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 2,766,862. In The United States Lesk is most common in: Illinois, where 23 percent reside, New York, where 20 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Lesk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lesk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lesk surname increased 409 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lesk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lesk last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lesk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 43.18% more than the national average, earning $61,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.78% more than the national average, earning $59,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leask895,369/
Leske893,770/
Leisk89434/
Liesk89164/
Leszk8933/
Leshk8924/
Lesck898/
Loesk892/
Leusk892/
Letsk891/
Lesks890/
Lsk8654/
Leiske80349/
Leisek80159/
Leeske8081/
Leasck8043/
Lesske8025/
Leyske8022/
Leysek8019/
Leaske8012/
Leisck8011/
Leshke8010/
Lejske803/
Ledsåk802/
Loesck801/
Leszck801/
Leusck800/
Lehske800/
Leasks800/
Lisk759,379/
Lask751,161/
Losk75232/
Lysk7580/
Lesc756/
Lesg753/
Llsk751/
Lsqk751/
Lskx751/
Lskp751/
Lsjk751/
Lshk751/
Lsck751/
Leskova737,191/
Leschke731,510/
Lesková73322/
Leskowa7329/
Leyszek738/
Leitske735/
Leyseck732/
Loeschk731/
Liske672,856/
Leshkova671,827/
Lysek671,051/
Lejsková67637/
Leischke67150/
Luisk6777/
Leszková6740/
Lýsek6738/
Laisk6733/
Lashk6733/
Leßke6729/
Laszk6728/
Lescs6725/
Liskh6720/
Glisk6715/
Lísek6714/
Lejskova678/
Leszkova676/
Leisková674/
Losck674/
Lasck673/
Lisks672/
Leysková672/
Loesc672/
Läske672/
Leczk672/
Lexhk671/
Lishk671/
Leszc671/
Leysg671/
Lassk671/
Lisck671/
Liskz671/
Löske671/
L'Ask671/
Leesg671/
Leesc671/
Lsktd671/
Liszk671/

Lesk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesk in the Russian language
Лескlesk-

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Lesk Reference & Research

Leask FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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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 Lesk
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