Leake is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leake
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leake

How popular is Leake?

Leake is common in England.

Leake is ranked 24893 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Leake bearers increased by 5.572519 per cent in 2010 US census to 6915 since 2000, the surname slipped by 140 spots and ranked at 5070. The last name was found in around 23 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.78 72.27
Black 24.56 23.69
Hispanic or Latino 2.72 1.73
Others 1.92 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.65 0.53
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.38 0.37
Leake is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 20569 people have been found who wears Leake as their family name. Leake is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
381,097 Ukraine4
720,003 Russia4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
46,068 Philippines3
5,630 Northern Ireland2
65,594 Belgium2
30,360 Thailand1
53,505 Turkey1
10,190 Bahrain1
19,810 Croatia1
49,101 Denmark1
120,357 Argentina1
356 Eritrea1
16,640 Hong Kong1
6,212 Jamaica1
17,575 Kuwait1
40,340 Malaysia1
8,268 Mauritius1
118,015 Netherlands1
2,333 Montenegro1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
28,564 Switzerland36
15,547 New Zealand36
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
447,508 India18
14,048 Ireland16
83,233 Spain16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,953 Scotland72
Countries with hundreds of Leake:
4,672 Australia641
13,847 Canada272
38,477 Germany269
Countries with thousands of Leake:
1,121 Ethiopia8,929
4,862 United States8,158
3,766 England2,006
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Elijah Leake worked as workman and hailed from Derry, Ireland. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for New-York from Liverpool on Princeton and arrived on October 27, 1851. Tailoress William Leake, Charles Leake, aged 21, Immigrant Eliza Leake, Immigrant James Leake, Elizabeth Leake (8), are others that migrated to US.

Leake Namesakes

  • Mike Leake, Baseball pitcher
  • Louis Leakey, Archaeologist
  • Brentt Leakes, NeNe Leakes' son
  • Butch Leake, Musician
  • Louis Leakey, Archaeologist
  • Diyan Leake, Author
  • NeNe Leakes, Television Personality
  • Jonathan Leakey, Mary Leakey's son
  • Gregg Leakes, NeNe Leakes' ex-husband
  • Louis Leakey, Archaeologist

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