Lesko Surname
Approximately 9,973 people bear this surname
Lesko Surname User-submission:
It's a Ruzinian name. Its bearers are generally Greek Catholic and come from Galicia.
Lesko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,973 | 1:72,885 | 8,417 |
| Ukraine | 2,213 | 1:20,571 | 2,878 |
| Belarus | 688 | 1:13,810 | 2,178 |
| Russia | 447 | 1:322,423 | 32,565 |
| Canada | 418 | 1:88,147 | 9,741 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 230 | 1:15,376 | 2,900 |
| Slovakia | 200 | 1:26,682 | 4,542 |
| Israel | 97 | 1:88,223 | 10,433 |
| France | 92 | 1:721,986 | 90,334 |
| Germany | 86 | 1:936,110 | 65,790 |
| Albania | 71 | 1:41,043 | 5,755 |
| Hungary | 56 | 1:175,291 | 15,311 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Poland | 38 | 1:1,000,230 | 71,240 |
| Czechia | 34 | 1:312,749 | 39,315 |
| Moldova | 27 | 1:131,903 | 14,519 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Georgia | 13 | 1:288,119 | 13,907 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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.
- leskotimeaLesko Demographics
Average Lesko Salary in
United States
$48,220 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Lesko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lesko in the Georgian language | ||
| ლესკო | lesko | - |
| Lesko in the Russian language | ||
| Лесько | lesko | - |
| Lesko in the Arabic language | ||
| ليسكو | lyskw | - |
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