de Leite Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

de Leite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Leite 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
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

de Leite Last Name Facts

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

de Leite is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of de Leite.

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

It is the 1,795,579th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of de Leite reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 2,184,432. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 24 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 17 percent reside and Goiás, where 12 percent reside. Barring Brazil it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 1 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

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 Lete935/
de Leste8850/
da Leite889/
de Laete886/
de Lette882/
di Leite881/
de Letes881/
de Leith881/
de Lit8626/
de Leijster8434/
de Leichter843/
de Letter82680/
de Laethe821/
de Lister821/
de Lester821/
de Laet804,312/
de Leth8055/
de Lait8010/
de Lett808/
de Late808/
de Leta805/
de List802/
de Loit801/
de Liet801/
de Lijster78448/
de Leyster786/
de Loisted784/
de Leest75321/
de Later75163/
de Latte75158/
de Litta7543/
de Laedt7511/
de Letis7510/
de Lates757/
de Laeth756/
de Laiti752/
der Lith752/
da Leste752/
da Laite752/
de Laett751/
der List751/
de Lieti751/
der Luit751/
de Lat71147/
de Latter7196/
de Laater7137/
de Lyster7127/
de Louter719/
de Lauter717/
de Lattes712/
De Led712/
da Leyate711/
de Lhates711/
de Laat674,816/
di Leta67244/
De-Leth676/
de Lata673/
De-Late673/
de Laitsch672/
da Laet671/
De-Lait671/
de Ledz671/
de Laed671/
de Latt671/
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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 Leite
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