Leško Surname
Approximately 2,929 people bear this surname
Leško Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2,388 | 1:2,235 | 77 |
| Czechia | 311 | 1:34,191 | 5,598 |
| Croatia | 204 | 1:20,728 | 4,287 |
| North Macedonia | 14 | 1:150,105 | 11,233 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Lesko (9,973), Leśko (12) & Leskó (1,205) are calculated separately.
Leško Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leško Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leško occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Lesko, Leśko or Leskó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leško? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 150,566th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,488,066 people. Leško is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leško live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Leško is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is held by 2,388 people, or 1 in 2,235. In Slovakia Leško is most frequent in: Prešov Region, where 48 percent are found, Košice Region, where 37 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Slovakia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 11 percent are found and Croatia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesko | 93 | 9,973 | / |
| Leśko | 93 | 12 | / |
| Leskó | 87 | 1,205 | / |
| Leška | 80 | 319 | / |
| Lečko | 80 | 54 | / |
| Lezko | 80 | 11 | / |
| Lyško | 80 | 7 | / |
| Liško | 80 | 7 | / |
| Leshko | 73 | 4,431 | / |
| Leszko | 73 | 1,650 | / |
| Letsko | 73 | 847 | / |
| Lejčko | 73 | 73 | / |
| Leczko | 73 | 35 | / |
| Leisko | 73 | 23 | / |
| Leskos | 73 | 22 | / |
| Leasko | 73 | 19 | / |
| Leusko | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lyseko | 73 | 8 | / |
| Liesko | 73 | 7 | / |
| Llesko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Les'ko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lescko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leskoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leskoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lojško | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leushko | 67 | 61 | / |
| Hleshko | 67 | 34 | / |
| Leachko | 67 | 22 | / |
| Leskopf | 67 | 18 | / |
| Leschko | 67 | 16 | / |
| Leaskou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Letchko | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hlechko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leishko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshkoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leskois | 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 Leško
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