Lesker Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lesker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1131:712,43854,203
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Lesker (22) may also be a first name.

Lesker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lesker (Russian: Лескер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,064,392nd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Lesker live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lesker is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 712,438. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 9 percent reside. Other than Germany Lesker occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside.

Lesker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lesker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lesker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lesker last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Lesker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $39,620 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liesker92228/
Leisker92114/
Laesker9251/
Leesker9228/
Leskier9210/
Leskher921/
Loesker921/
Leasker920/
Laessker8611/
Leschker860/
Lasker8310,945/
Lisker831,048/
Losker83825/
Läsker8368/
Lysker838/
Lösker831/
Leischker8068/
Lesszkeur801/
Lescher771,074/
Lechker77138/
Lesquer7795/
Laskier7766/
Lashker7729/
Lässker7724/
Lysåker7715/
Laskerr7712/
Leißker778/
Loysker774/
Lissker774/
Lassker773/
Lyasker773/
Litsker773/
Liskear773/
Lidsker772/
Liskier771/
Lyskier771/
Laskeur771/
Leischer71164/
Lesquier71106/
Lissåker7131/
Leascher7128/
Lischker7123/
Loytsker7118/
Åleskjær7116/
Lasskeur714/
Leishcer713/
Loitsker712/
Leescher712/
Leyscher711/
Lescohier67106/
Lesquerre6787/
Läßker6761/
Lscher6759/
Lizker676/
Lozker673/
Loskär672/
Laskir672/
Lescre671/
Liskir670/

Lesker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesker in the Russian language
Лескерlesker-

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