Lečić Surname

233,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Lečić Surname User-submission:

The Lečić surname means 'son of Leka'.

Lečić 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
Serbia1,1451:6,240752
Bosnia and Herzegovina4101:8,6251,734
Montenegro1151:5,5611,025
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Slovenia131:191,36015,039
Kosovo121:155,1566,641
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lecić (74), Lečič (3) & Lecic (91) are calculated separately.

Lečić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lečić surname means 'son of Leka'.

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Lečić Last Name Facts

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

Lečić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Lecić, Lečič or Lecic. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lečić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 233,904th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,229,568 people. The last name Lečić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lečić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Lečić is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is carried by 1,145 people, or 1 in 6,240. In Serbia it is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 24 percent live, Zlatibor District, where 21 percent live and South Bačka District, where 10 percent live. Besides Serbia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 24 percent live and Montenegro, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecić9374/
Lečič933/
Leščić91102/
Lejčić9116/
Lecic8791/
Lešić801,042/
Lesić80251/
Lačić80208/
Lezić80124/
Ličić80107/
Ločić806/
Liščić73144/
Lezaić7327/
Leušić7318/
Lechić731/
Lescić731/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lečić
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