Leček Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Leček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Leček Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia951:44,5128,778
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Lecek (41) are calculated separately.

Leček Last Name Facts

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

Leček occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Lecek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leček? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leček is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Leček is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leček live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Leček is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 44,512. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Međimurje County, where 68 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 19 percent live and Varaždin County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Croatia it exists in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 15 percent live.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecek9341/
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Lesek80478/
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Leschek6789/
Lezzeik6712/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Leček
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