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.

DNA test information

de Lee Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764
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de Lee Demographics

Average de Lee Salary in
United States

$67,750 USD

Per year
Rank:
122,608 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.73833E-6
Rank: 465,202 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
157.01%
Sample size: 11 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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de Lee Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Lee is most common in Belgium. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of de Lee click here.

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

The last name is the 980,795th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname de Lee is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of de Lee reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 69,257. In Belgium de Lee is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Belgium it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 9 percent reside.

de Lee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Lee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Lee surname 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

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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