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 more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leske? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 121,466th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,933,036 people. The surname Leske is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Leske reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Leske is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,680 people, or 1 in 47,920. In Germany Leske is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Brandenburg, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Leske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leske has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leske last name grew 1,576 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leske Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Leske are 2.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.79% registered with 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
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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 Leske
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