de Lee Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Lee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Lee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1661:69,25711,060
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

de Lee Last Name Facts

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

de Lee is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Lee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 980,795th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name de Lee occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of de Lee are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 69,257. In Belgium de Lee is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Belgium this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 9 percent are found.

de Lee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Lee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the de Lee last name rose 209 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Lee Last Name Statistics demography

de Lee earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.01% more than the national average, earning $67,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Leye92178/
de Leer9234/
der Lee922/
de Lees920/
de Le91492/
de Leest86321/
de Legge8640/
de Ley83402/
de Leu83267/
de Lie83193/
de Loe8331/
de Les8321/
de Lea8321/
de Lei834/
de Lue834/
da Lee834/
De Led832/
des Le832/
di Lee832/
de Lae831/
de Lye831/
de Ler831/
de Leus77585/
de Leij7792/
de Leth7755/
de Leis7751/
de Loye7725/
de Leux7716/
de Lowe7712/
de Lett778/
de Loey777/
de Leia774/
de Less773/
de Lehy772/
de Leio772/
de Laje771/
de Lhez771/
de Ledz771/
De Laie771/
de La735,692/
de Ly73106/
de Li7336/
di Le734/
de Lê732/
de Lé732/
di Legge71640/
de Leyos7195/
de Lejos7155/
de Geele7110/
de Logie7110/
de Loeij712/
De-Leest712/
de Lajes712/
de Leiss711/
de Hlerh711/
de Leith711/
des Ïles711/
de Leach710/
de Liz675,325/
de Lio67689/
de Loa67513/
de Lis67255/
de Lai67249/
de Lia67222/
de Lau67202/
de Lay67134/
de Lahaye6745/
de Lit6726/
di Leu6726/
de Loy6722/
de Luy6714/
di Lei6714/
de Laa6713/
de Lla6713/
de Lou6712/
da Lei679/
de Loi678/
de Lyz675/
da Ley675/
de Lui673/
da Lea672/
di Lea672/
de Lij672/
De-Leu672/
di Lue671/
der Li671/
da Lle671/
De-Ley671/
der La671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Lee
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