Leskelä Surname
Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname
Leskelä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1,198 | 1:4,588 | 746 |
| Sweden | 76 | 1:129,563 | 9,162 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Leskela (57) are calculated separately.
Leskelä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leskelä Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leskelä is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Leskela. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leskelä? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 296,403rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,662,429 people. The last name Leskelä is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leskelä live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequent in Finland, where it is held by 1,198 people, or 1 in 4,588. In Finland it is mostly found in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 53 percent live, Uusimaa, where 18 percent live and Central Ostrobothnia, where 6 percent live. Apart from Finland Leskelä exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 6 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leskela | 95 | 57 | / |
| Leskilä | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leskele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leskelae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lekele | 77 | 254 | / |
| Lekela | 77 | 181 | / |
| Lekeli | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lekely | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lekhela | 71 | 388 | / |
| Lekhele | 71 | 278 | / |
| Lekgele | 71 | 25 | / |
| Lekkela | 71 | 12 | / |
| Leekela | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lekelei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lekelai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lekgeli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lekeala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leekely | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekheli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekeleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekiela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekehle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekhehle | 67 | 384 | / |
| Leikkilä | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lekheila | 67 | 11 | / |
| Liekkilä | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lekhetle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lekelees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlekehla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekheloa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lek'hele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekheile | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Leskelä
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