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
The surname Leška is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: 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 frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. Leška occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leška are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 27,794. In Slovakia Leška is most frequent in: Bratislava Region, where 75 percent live, Trnava Region, where 20 percent live and Banská Bystrica Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Slovakia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 39 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.
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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