Letko Surname

246,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Letko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia6861:7,779796
Belarus2411:39,4236,769
Ukraine1841:247,40632,520
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Czechia991:107,40917,673
Poland801:475,10947,696
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
France91:7,380,302306,885
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Letkó (21) are calculated separately.

Letko Last Name Facts

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

Letko (Russian: Летко) occurs most in Slovakia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Letkó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letko? popularity and diffusion

Letko is the 246,661st most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,520,810 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Letko reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 54 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 686 people, or 1 in 7,779. In Slovakia Letko is primarily concentrated in: Trenčín Region, where 50 percent live, Nitra Region, where 21 percent live and Žilina Region, where 21 percent live. Excluding Slovakia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 15 percent live and Ukraine, where 11 percent live.

Letko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Letko surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Letko surname are 12.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Letko earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.17% more than the national average, earning $71,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letkó9321/
Leitko91132/
Lettko9180/
Hletko9173/
Leutko9146/
Lestko912/
Lietko912/
Leytko911/
Liedtko838/
Lehytko832/
Lehetko831/
Latko801,685/
Lotko80948/
Letka80411/
Litko80281/
Lytko80195/
Ledko8036/
Letco802/
Lethco73399/
Hlytko73137/
Hlotko7381/
Hlatko7352/
Lottko7349/
Leitka7349/
Lietka7334/
Laitko7327/
Lotkoi7314/
Liedko7310/
Leetka738/
Lattko736/
Lyttko734/
Lettka732/
Lotkho731/
Lyotko731/
Leatka730/
Liedtka67230/
Leathco6726/
Leadtka6712/
Lliotko678/
Leidtka673/
Lehytka671/
Letkach671/
Leutkeu671/
Lethcco671/
Lietdka671/
Lithcko671/

Letko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Letko in the Russian language
Леткоletko-

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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 Letko
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