Leske Surname

121,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Leske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6801:47,9206,273
Australia6641:40,6565,236
United States6461:561,08246,207
Brazil3571:599,64822,377
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Poland791:481,12348,113
Canada501:736,91258,785
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Sweden191:518,25037,550
France171:3,907,219231,005
Scotland81:669,22723,443
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Leske (23) may also be a first name.

Leske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leske (Russian: Леске) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leske? popularity and diffusion

It is the 121,466th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,933,036 people. The last name Leske occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Leske live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Leske is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,680 people, or 1 in 47,920. In Germany Leske is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Leske is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Leske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leske has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leske last name expanded 1,576 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leske surname are 2.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leske earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.68% more than the national average, earning R 277,284 per year; in United States they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $45,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $55,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieske915,746/
Leiske91349/
Leskie91186/
Leskey9192/
Leeske9181/
Leszke9144/
Laeske9131/
Lesske9125/
Leyske9122/
Loeske9120/
Leskes9112/
Leaske9112/
Leshke9110/
Leskee918/
Leskei914/
Lejske913/
Leuske911/
Lehske910/
Lesk89355/
Leschke831,510/
Leaskey8343/
Leesker8328/
Liescke8325/
Leitske835/
Lieskie834/
Loescke833/
Liesske833/
Lieszke831/
Leuscke831/
Leskher831/
Leasker830/
Laeskie830/
Leeskey830/
Leiskey830/
Leeskie830/
Leask805,369/
Laske803,181/
Liske802,856/
Loske801,487/
Leski801,294/
Leska801,028/
Lesky80908/
Leisk80434/
Liesk80164/
Lyske8067/
Leszk8033/
Leßke8029/
Leshk8024/
Lesck808/
Leusk802/
Läske802/
Letsk801/
Löske801/
Lesks800/
Lieschke77835/
Leuschke77544/
Loeschke77321/
Leischke77150/
Laeschke7718/
Leeskeet771/
Leitskee770/
Leschker770/
Lsk7554/
Laskey734,846/
Liskey73926/
Lesche73567/
Leskaj73509/
Leszka73448/
Laskie73172/
Leshka73172/
Leisek73159/
Loiske73104/
Lejska7395/
Läsker7368/
Ließke7357/
Lieska7355/
Lessky7354/
Lishke7345/
Leusky7343/
Leasck7343/
Leiska7335/
Leisky7334/
Liszke7334/
Leskay7325/
Ledsky7325/
Loskie7324/
Loskey7322/
Liskes7321/
Leszki7321/
Leskio7320/
Leysek7319/
Liskie7318/
Lisske7317/
Leiski7317/
Laskee7315/
Lieski7313/
Leisck7311/
Laiske7310/
Lejski739/
Leaska738/
Lysker738/
Lyshke738/
Gliske737/
Leskyi737/
Letski736/
Litske736/
Leiský736/
Leysky735/
Liscke735/
Leuski734/
Lesque733/
Lashke733/
Leiská733/
Leizke733/
Lyaske732/
Liezke732/
Leyska732/
Ledsåk732/
Lesgue732/
Leyski731/
Loscke731/
Lliske731/
Leshki731/
Leskiz731/
Leskuy731/
Lesska731/
Lesski731/
Leeska731/
Liskei731/
Loeski731/
Löscke731/
Lösker731/
Laszke731/
Leszck731/
Leszky731/
Leskai731/
Leskoi731/
Leskaa731/
Lascke731/
Leasks730/
Leasky730/
Leusck730/
Loesky730/
Lechke730/
Leischker7168/
Loeschcke7117/
Lejskeová7110/
Leiskeová7110/
Glieschke719/
Leshkeich711/
Lisk679,379/
Leskova677,191/
Lischke672,158/
Laschke67582/
Löschke67549/
Loschke67470/
Lesková67322/
Lechker67138/
Lesquer6795/
Lysk6780/
Leschka6763/
Leuskyi6744/
Letskyi6744/
Leskowa6729/
Leheska6726/
Lässker6724/
Lesquey6722/
Leszkai6717/
Lysåker6715/
Leszkis6714/
Leschey6712/
Leszkay6712/
Leussky6711/
Leshkis6710/
Leitsky678/
Lasckey678/
Leißker678/
Leyszek678/
Leskaya677/
Litscke677/
Glishke676/
Lesc676/
Letskis674/
Lissker674/
Lieskaj674/
Loysker674/
Løschke674/
Lesskis673/
Litsker673/
Leitski673/
Leisque673/
Lesg673/
Lyoshke672/
Lezhsky672/
Lidsker672/
Lxke672/
Lski672/
Leyseck672/
Loeskai672/
Letskyy671/
Loezsky671/
Lskj671/
Llaskey671/
Leshkoi671/
Leshska671/
Letskii671/
Leische671/
Leaseki671/
Leczski671/
Lieskay671/
Leschki671/
Lesquet671/
Lsck671/
Lshk671/
Lsjk671/
Lskp671/
Lskx671/
Lsqk671/
Ljke671/
Llsk671/
Laeskai671/
Lesskyi671/
Luiskey670/
Litskey670/
Litshke670/
Leschky670/
Loeshky670/
Lasskey670/
Leskois670/

Leske Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leske in the Russian language
Лескеleske-

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Footnotes

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