Lesku Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Lesku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2181:45,0294,783
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Albania31:971,35222,477
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lesku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lesku (Russian: Леску) is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lesku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 948,111th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Lesku live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Lesku is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 45,029. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 74 percent are found, Budapest, where 7 percent are found and Pest County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Hungary it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Lesku Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lesku earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.03% more than the national average, earning $51,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.32% less than the national average, earning $46,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leskau9185/
Leisku9114/
Leskuy911/
Lsku895/
Leiskau83168/
Leaskou8315/
Letskus8310/
Leskó801,205/
Lasku80816/
Lescu80101/
Lisku8070/
Lysku8015/
Leçku805/
Leschkau777/
Leschkus776/
Leszkó73329/
Laskou73321/
Leescu73270/
Lescut73234/
Lashku73112/
Liescu7396/
Lescou7353/
Lescau7332/
Hlescu7328/
Leascu7316/
Liskau7310/
Laskau739/
Liskou734/
Leskoo731/
Liasku731/
Leškus731/
Lescaut67674/
Liaskou67521/
Lescout67231/
Lescaux67103/
Lescaud677/
Lyshkus675/
Lliescu673/
Lescoup672/
Lishkus672/
Lxku671/
Ljku671/
Leshkoo671/
Lischku671/

Lesku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesku in the Russian language
Лескуlesku-

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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
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  • 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 Lesku
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