Lead Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Lead Surname Definition:

Of local origin. There is a place named Lead at Gartmore, Stirlingshire. Andrew Lead or Load in the parish of Kilbarchan, 1659, and William Leo in Weitlands, 1655 (Kilbarchan). Hew Load, town officer in Paisley, took the Test in 1686 (RPC.

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Lead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
England1571:354,89225,525
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
China81:170,915,1968,932
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Lead (200) may also be a first name.

Lead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin. There is a place named Lead at Gartmore, Stirlingshire. Andrew Lead or Load in the parish of Kilbarchan, 1659, and William Leo in Weitlands, 1655 (Kilbarchan). Hew Load, town officer in Paisley, took the Test in 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 496; ibid., XII, p. 383).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Lead Last Name Facts

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

Lead (Arabic: لؤدي) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 472,684th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 36 percent of Lead are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 24 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lead is also the 640,739th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 200 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States Lead is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 33 percent live, Washington, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.

Lead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lead has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 516 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lead last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Lead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.8% less than the national average, earning R 112,164 per year and in United States they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $45,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leaud89113/
Leyad8921/
Lehad8918/
Leuad8914/
Leadd899/
Leads896/
Leead893/
Lejad893/
Leadz891/
Liead891/
Lad8682,400/
Lea8647,342/
Led862,153/
Leeyad807/
Laiead804/
Lehaud804/
Lleuad803/
Leyadh801/
L'Eyad801/
Lejaud801/
Leahad801/
Leeads800/
Lahead800/
Ladd7525,454/
Leya7522,791/
Leja759,839/
Laid759,678/
Leah757,680/
Laud755,756/
Leha753,646/
Leap753,217/
Leua752,650/
Leas752,354/
Laad751,997/
Leed751,762/
Lied751,761/
Liad751,662/
Leid751,469/
Hlad751,377/
Leat75981/
Liea75767/
Laed75224/
Ladh75118/
Leod75117/
Leia75115/
Layd75113/
Lajd75107/
Lehd7586/
Lyad7576/
Leța7571/
Lahd7570/
Leaţ7565/
Leae7551/
Leea7535/
Loed7534/
Leaț7531/
Leud7525/
Ladz7525/
Ledő7524/
Leaz7522/
Ladt7518/
Leyd7516/
Ledd7510/
Lejd7510/
Lasd759/
Lads757/
Lhea757/
Lgad757/
Ledt757/
Leds755/
Llea755/
Laïd755/
Lged755/
Lyed754/
Lued754/
Llad753/
Lled753/
Ledh752/
Lhad752/
Hled752/
Ledp752/
Ledz751/
Leaș751/
Le'a751/
L'Ed751/
Hlea751/
Ljad751/
Latd751/
Letd751/
Leadova732/
Louhead730/
Le677,542,572/
La67502,950/
Leach6791,645/
Leeds677,886/
Leath674,808/
Ladds67954/
Lahad67891/
Lieya67664/
Lajud67576/
Lajid67443/
Layad67414/
Liaud67380/
Leyds67339/
Lieja67336/
Loyed67307/
Lahud67305/
Glied67296/
Lehat67278/
Layid67242/
Leatt67220/
Leate67167/
Layed67145/
Hleha67127/
Lejap67118/
Lajad67100/
Leova67100/
Leeya6799/
Layod6797/
Leeja6793/
Leyah6787/
Lejat6781/
Least6775/
Lioad6763/
Laudt6762/
Leyat6758/
Lehah6752/
Laudh6751/
Leidt6747/
Loued6747/
Laied6743/
Lejed6738/
Liyad6738/
Lleja6736/
Leids6734/
Loedt6734/
Leiau6733/
Leass6732/
Lățea6732/
Luțea6730/
Hleap6729/
Laiad6728/
Leowa6727/
Leuha6727/
Liedt6719/
Ladte6718/
Leyau6718/
Ålhed6718/
Leijd6717/
Leyas6715/
Ladås6715/
Leuah6715/
Laddh6714/
Lejah6714/
Leuaa6712/
Leyaa6712/
Hliad6712/
Laadt6711/
Laaid6711/
Lijad6710/
Luedt6710/
Lihad679/
Lea'e679/
Leias678/
Lejdå678/
Leiah677/
Leiha676/
Leaut676/
Leyaz676/
Layud675/
Loyad675/
Liaid675/
Leaph674/
Laadh674/
Lehod674/
Lehia674/
Lowed674/
Leyid674/
Lehya673/
Laads673/
Leyed673/
Liadh673/
Leeia673/
Lleya673/
Leuat673/
Leuid673/
Luyad673/
Leats672/
Lauds672/
Hleja672/
Leidd672/
Lathd672/
Lyoed672/
Laedh672/
Laidh672/
Layds672/
Hleya672/
Leedd672/
Laiid672/
Liadt672/
Hladt672/
Lajed672/
Lețea672/
Leyap672/
Lleha672/
Leshd672/
Ledte672/
Laued672/
Leash671/
Luyed671/
Llyed671/
Loedh671/
Llatd671/
Letdz671/
Laedd671/
Lashd671/
Leagy671/
Leasp671/
Leauy671/
Leddh671/
Ledds671/
Latdh671/
Lehds671/
Lehja671/
Leidh671/
Laudd671/
Lleyd671/
Leedt671/
L'Aid671/
Lawed671/
Lyaud671/
Léaud671/
Hlaid671/
Lațea671/
Lijea671/
Lijed671/
Leyha671/
Leïya671/
Ladch671/
Lheja671/
Gliad671/
Loied671/
Llahd671/
Lahds671/
Lauhd671/
Lauyd671/
Leodd671/
Leeas670/
Lladd670/
Leoyd670/
Llads670/
Leidz670/
Laudz670/
Leydt670/
Llaid670/
Leedz670/
Leods670/
Llayd670/

Lead Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lead in the Arabic language
لؤديlwdy-

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