Lesko Surname

51,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Lesko Surname User-submission:

It's a Ruzinian name. Its bearers are generally Greek Catholic and come from Galicia.

Lesko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9731:72,8858,417
Ukraine2,2131:20,5712,878
Belarus6881:13,8102,178
Russia4471:322,42332,565
Canada4181:88,1479,741
Bosnia and Herzegovina2301:15,3762,900
Slovakia2001:26,6824,542
Israel971:88,22310,433
France921:721,98690,334
Germany861:936,11065,790
Albania711:41,0435,755
Hungary561:175,29115,311
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia431:627,80744,139
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Moldova271:131,90314,519
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Georgia131:288,11913,907
Norway101:514,22941,629
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Leško (2,929), Leskó (1,205) & Leśko (12) are calculated separately.

Lesko (197) may also be a first name.

Lesko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It's a Ruzinian name. Its bearers are generally Greek Catholic and come from Galicia.

- leskotimea

Lesko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lesko (Arabic: ليسكو, Georgian: ლესკო, Russian: Лесько) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Leško, Leskó or Leśko. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lesko is the 51,399th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 730,728 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Lesko live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lesko is also the 646,152nd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 197 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,973 people, or 1 in 72,885. In The United States Lesko is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 22 percent live and Belarus, where 7 percent live.

Lesko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lesko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lesko last name expanded 99,460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lesko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (98%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lesko surname are 6.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lesko earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.51% less than the national average, earning 271,641 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $50,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leško932,929/
Leskó931,205/
Leśko9312/
Leshko914,431/
Leszko911,650/
Letsko91847/
Leisko9123/
Leskos9122/
Leasko9119/
Leusko918/
Liesko917/
Llesko912/
Les'ko911/
Lescko911/
Leskoo911/
Leskoi911/
Lsko891/
Leushko8361/
Hleshko8334/
Leskopf8318/
Leschko8316/
Leaskou8315/
Leshkoi831/
Leshkoo831/
Leishko831/
Leskois830/
Lasko804,157/
Lysko802,914/
Lisko801,090/
Lesco80624/
Losko80342/
Lečko8054/
Lezko8011/
Leskóová774/
Loeschko771/
Leshchko771/
Lashko735,051/
Lescot731,881/
Lescop731,670/
Lyshko73760/
Leszka73448/
Lishko73380/
Leszkó73329/
Laskou73321/
Loshko73187/
Leshka73172/
Glisko73170/
Liszko73117/
Lascko73103/
Lejska7395/
Lescos7385/
Leskau7385/
Leasco7373/
Lejčko7373/
Leuska7357/
Loscko7355/
Lescou7353/
Hlasko7342/
Liasko7340/
Leczko7335/
Loszko7333/
Loisko7321/
Laasko7315/
Lyskos7315/
Liosko7312/
Liskop7310/
Llasko739/
Lyseko738/
Leaska738/
Laskho736/
Liskou734/
Laskco733/
Leiská733/
Lytsko733/
Lyscko731/
Leeska731/
Lyssko731/
Leskaa731/
Loskoi731/
Loesco731/
Lyosko731/
Laeska731/
Leszkóová7111/
Liashko675,508/
Lyashko674,726/
Liaskou67521/
Lescout67231/
Lescott67202/
Leiskau67168/
Lesquoy67134/
Loschko67128/
Lyskoyt67111/
Lyskoit6767/
Leschka6763/
Lischko6739/
Leheska6726/
Leachko6722/
Leaskas6722/
L'Escop6720/
Laschko6713/
Letchko6712/
Leushka678/
Laiskos675/
Leskach674/
Glishko674/
Hlechko674/
Layshko673/
Laiskod673/
Lyoshko672/
Lescoup672/
Littsko671/
Leshska671/
Leescot671/
Lzko671/
Lishkoy671/
Llescot671/
L'Skott671/
Lescoch671/
Liaskoh671/
Lashkoi671/
Lescoit670/

Lesko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesko in the Georgian language
ლესკოlesko-
Lesko in the Russian language
Леськоlesko-
Lesko in the Arabic language
ليسكوlyskw-

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