Leška Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Leška Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leška Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1921:27,7944,771
Czechia1261:84,39314,132
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leska931,028/
Léska8712/
Liška804,874/
Leško802,929/
Líška801,357/
Leçka8059/
Leški8040/
Lyška804/
Lezka801/
Leskaj73509/
Leszka73448/
Leshka73172/
Lejska7395/
Leskau7385/
Leuska7357/
Lieska7355/
Leiska7335/
Leskay7325/
Lojška7322/
Líškay7322/
Leaska738/
Líškaj735/
Liškay735/
Leškys733/
Leyska732/
Leskaa731/
Leskai731/
Lesska731/
Leeska731/
Leczka731/
Lehečka67267/
Leiskau67168/
Leschka6763/
Laiseka6763/
Leheska6726/
Leaskas6722/
Leszkai6717/
Leszkay6712/
Leushka678/
Leskaya677/
Leskach674/
Lieskaj674/
Leshska671/
Lechkah671/
Lieskay671/
Hlechka670/

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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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