Leah Surname
Approximately 7,680 people bear this surname
Leah Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lea'; v. Lee. Leah is unquestionably a variant. It is not Jewish, but purely English. The intermediate stage was Leay.
William de la Lea, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameLeah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,638 | 1:17,506 | 2,092 |
| England | 1,536 | 1:36,275 | 4,758 |
| United States | 656 | 1:552,529 | 45,649 |
| Australia | 620 | 1:43,541 | 5,522 |
| Romania | 431 | 1:46,584 | 5,804 |
| Liberia | 376 | 1:11,725 | 1,271 |
| Canada | 217 | 1:169,795 | 17,065 |
| Moldova | 209 | 1:17,040 | 2,911 |
| Nigeria | 176 | 1:1,006,493 | 42,496 |
| Papua New Guinea | 154 | 1:52,946 | 6,689 |
| Israel | 76 | 1:112,600 | 12,624 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| New Zealand | 70 | 1:64,690 | 9,897 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Solomon Islands | 42 | 1:13,810 | 2,567 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Jordan | 22 | 1:401,929 | 12,166 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,075 | 1:22,675 | 3,180 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 137 | 1:366,560 | 27,735 |
The alternate forms: Léah (1) are calculated separately.
Leah (556,651) may also be a first name.
Leah Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lea'; v. Lee. Leah is unquestionably a variant. It is not Jewish, but purely English. The intermediate stage was Leay.
William de la Lea, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John atte Lea, 1301. Writs of Parliament.
Richard Lea, of the Lea, Cheshire, 1563: Wills at Chester.
Robert Lea, of Sutton, 1588: ibid.
1682. Baptised — Henry, s. William Leay: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1799. Married — John Leah and Elizabeth Barker: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 Dweller at a Meadow or Pasture [Middle English ley(e, lay(e, lea, le(i)gh; Old English leáh, from, dat leáge; m., dat. leá] Henry de Le.—Gt. Inq. of Serv.
William de la Lea.—Hundred Rolls Ralph de la Leye.— do.
Emma de Lay.— do.
John de Leg’.— do.
Pagan a la Legh.— do.
John atte Lea.—Parl. Writs.
Adam de la Legh.— Plac. Dom. Cap. Westm.
William de la Leigh.—Parl. Writs.
The usual Latinization was de Lega.
2 Lee is also an old word for a Shelter, Sheltered Place [Middle English lee, O.E, hléo]
Lea,Lee. —Taking the two names collectively we observe that they are distributed over the greater part of England, though they are infrequent in the south - eastern counties south of the Wash, and are rare or absent in the counties on the south coast, excluding Devon. They are most numerous in the contiguous counties of Shropshire and Cheshire. When we come to consider their separate distribution we find that Lee is the most widely dispersed and by far the most common of the two names. Lea is confined to a limited and well - defined area, having its home in Cheshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire, and spreading only to the counties immediately adjacent. On the other hand, Lee is found over the larger part of England, possessing independent centres in the counties of Northumberland and Durham in the north, in Notts and the adjacent counties in the midlands, in Shropshire on the Welsh border, and in Devonshire in the south - west of England. Probably in counties such as Cheshire, where Leigh is a frequent place - name, as well as a surname, it has often been confounded with Lea and Lee. Lees is a midland name, especially numerous in Staffordshire.
Leah Demographics
Leah Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Leah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leah (Arabic: ليّاه, Marathi: लेह, Oriya: େଲହା) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Léah. Click here for further possible spellings of Leah.
How Common Is The Last Name Leah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 65,054th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 948,899 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Leah reside; 35 percent reside in East Africa and 21 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,790th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 556,651 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,638 people, or 1 in 17,506. In Kenya Leah is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 12 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 11 percent are found and Turkana County, where 8 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 73 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Leah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leah has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Leah surname rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 620 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Leah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Leah last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Leah surname are 9.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.84% registered with the party.
The amount Leah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.67% more than the national average, earning R 396,060 per year; in United States they earn 11.32% less than the national average, earning $38,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $52,998 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leah in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲହା | elaha | - |
| Leah in the Marathi language | ||
| लेह | leha | - |
| Leah in the Arabic language | ||
| ليّاه | lyah | - |
| ليئه | lyyh | - |
| لياه | lyah | - |
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