Letche Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Letche Surname Definition:
= Leech, q.v.
Letche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Letchè (1) are calculated separately.
Letche (26) may also be a first name.
Letche Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Leech, q.v.
Letche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Letche Come From? nationality or country of origin
Letche (Russian: Летче) is most common in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms: Letchè. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Letche? popularity and diffusion
Letche is the 1,041,601st most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Letche are found; 32 percent are found in Central Africa and 32 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.
The last name Letche is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 44 percent live, Littoral Region, where 26 percent live and West Region, where 26 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 21 percent live and Argentina, where 18 percent live.
Letche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Letche has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Letche last name expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Letche Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Letche in the Russian language | ||
| Летче | letce | - |
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Footnotes
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