Leske Surname
Approximately 3,770 people bear this surname
Leske Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,680 | 1:47,920 | 6,273 |
| Australia | 664 | 1:40,656 | 5,236 |
| United States | 646 | 1:561,082 | 46,207 |
| Brazil | 357 | 1:599,648 | 22,377 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| Poland | 79 | 1:481,123 | 48,113 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| Latvia | 20 | 1:102,502 | 14,510 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Leske (23) may also be a first name.
Leske Demographics
Average Leske Salary in
United States
$45,640 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Leske Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leske in the Russian language | ||
| Леске | leske | - |
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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 Leske
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