Leylek Surname

174,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Leylek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leylek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,3331:33,3573,561
France261:2,554,720189,486
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Northern Cyprus181:17,7234,398
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Leylek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leylek (Russian: Лейлек) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leylek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 174,975th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,974,509 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Leylek live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,333 people, or 1 in 33,357. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Malatya Province, where 15 percent reside, Konya Province, where 8 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Turkey Leylek is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Leylek Last Name Statistics demography

Leylek earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lelekh8310/
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Leylekova802/
Hloylek771/
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Lylyk731,694/
Lelik731,030/
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Leleg7316/
Lelex7313/
Lelík7312/
Lelec737/
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Lylik734/
Lílek731/
Lelekova711,125/
Leleková7117/
Leulleik7115/
Lileke671,255/
Lyolik67434/
Lyalik67124/
Liliek6776/
Laylik6735/
Lileks6731/
Laleke6729/
Lylick6721/
Lehlyk6715/
Loyalk6712/
Lelekhova678/
Lyalekova677/
Lelykh676/
Lealex675/
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Laalek674/
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Leylikova671/
Lelegh671/
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Lylyck671/
Lesleg670/

Leylek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leylek in the Russian language
Лейлекlejlek-

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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 Leylek
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