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

The last name Leske (Russian: Леске) is most common in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leske? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Leske is the 121,466^th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,933,036 people. 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 2,239,265^th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,680 people, or 1 in 47,920. In Germany Leske is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany Leske exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Leske Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Leske has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leske surname increased 1,576 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leske Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Leske surname are 2.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.79% being 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.