Léko Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Léko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Léko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia521:102,62419,507
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Leko (15,893) & Lékó (214) are calculated separately.

Léko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Léko is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Leko or Lékó. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Léko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Léko is the 2,580,327th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Léko is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Léko live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 102,624. In Slovakia Léko is mostly found in: Košice Region, where 81 percent reside and Žilina Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovakia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leko9215,893/
Lékó92214/
Liko753,375/
Lyko751,033/
Léka75185/
Lýko753/
Lékaová739/
Lékóová731/
Loyko676,104/
Lysko672,914/
Loiko672,818/
Leyko671,631/
Leiko671,159/
Laiko67892/
Lykou67853/
Layko67849/
Lykho67840/
Lioko67807/
Likoy67789/
Hleko67781/
Lajko67699/
Lekoa67697/
Lojko67626/
Likuo67604/
Lieko67521/
Lejko67439/
Lecko67381/
Lekou67298/
Lyoko67263/
Likho67244/
Lyzko67243/
Licko67241/
Likoi67197/
Leuko67180/
Likou67179/
Legko67121/
Lekko6786/
Lykot6760/
Likko6754/
Likoz6749/
Likoo6746/
Ledko6736/
Leňko6732/
Lekoi6731/
Lécot6727/
Leeko6725/
Lehko6723/
Lycko6717/
Likop6715/
Likoj6715/
Liçko6714/
Lekoo6713/
Lekho6713/
Luiko6713/
Likoa6712/
Leśko6712/
Léska6712/
Lezko6711/
Leako679/
Lekoy678/
Lydko677/
Lyško677/
Lykoi676/
Lekoh676/
Likoh675/
Likoś674/
Lijko674/
Lujko674/
Ligko674/
Luyko673/
Ljkuo671/
Lykeo671/
Lhiko671/
Lécou671/
Lleko671/

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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 Léko
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