Leška Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Leška Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 192 | 1:27,794 | 4,771 |
| Czechia | 126 | 1:84,393 | 14,132 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Leska (1,028) & Léska (12) are calculated separately.
Leška Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leška Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leška is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Leska or Léska. For other potential spellings of Leška click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leška? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leška is the 855,216th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leška live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Leška is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 27,794. In Slovakia Leška is most common in: Bratislava Region, where 75 percent are found, Trnava Region, where 20 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia Leška is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 39 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leska | 93 | 1,028 | / |
| Léska | 87 | 12 | / |
| Liška | 80 | 4,874 | / |
| Leško | 80 | 2,929 | / |
| Líška | 80 | 1,357 | / |
| Leçka | 80 | 59 | / |
| Leški | 80 | 40 | / |
| Lyška | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lezka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leskaj | 73 | 509 | / |
| Leszka | 73 | 448 | / |
| Leshka | 73 | 172 | / |
| Lejska | 73 | 95 | / |
| Leskau | 73 | 85 | / |
| Leuska | 73 | 57 | / |
| Lieska | 73 | 55 | / |
| Leiska | 73 | 35 | / |
| Leskay | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lojška | 73 | 22 | / |
| Líškay | 73 | 22 | / |
| Leaska | 73 | 8 | / |
| Líškaj | 73 | 5 | / |
| Liškay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Leškys | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leyska | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leskaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leskai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lesska | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leeska | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leczka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lehečka | 67 | 267 | / |
| Leiskau | 67 | 168 | / |
| Leschka | 67 | 63 | / |
| Laiseka | 67 | 63 | / |
| Leheska | 67 | 26 | / |
| Leaskas | 67 | 22 | / |
| Leszkai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Leszkay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leushka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leskaya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leskach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lieskaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leshska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lechkah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieskay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlechka | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Leška
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