Least Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

Least Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Least Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Least (10) may also be a first name.

Least Last Name Facts

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

The surname Least occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Least click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Least? popularity and diffusion

Least is the 2,185,341st most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Least are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Least is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States Least is most common in: New York, where 46 percent live, Kentucky, where 23 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States Least exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 3 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Least Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Least has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 464 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Least Last Name Statistics demography

Least earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lejast911/
Last8917,862/
Leas892,354/
Leat89981/
Lest89139/
Leist806,260/
Leath804,808/
Leste801,774/
Loest801,023/
Leost80918/
Leest80865/
Laste80654/
Lejas80577/
Lehat80278/
Leatt80220/
Leate80167/
Laast80150/
Lease80143/
Lestz80123/
Layst80107/
Laist80105/
Liest80102/
Lejat8081/
Laust8064/
Leyat8058/
Lajst8044/
Leass8032/
Luest8023/
Lesht8022/
Leyst8016/
Leyas8015/
Lehas8014/
Lasht8013/
Leias808/
Leszt807/
Leads806/
Llast805/
Lehst805/
Leuas805/
Lastt803/
Leuat803/
Leats802/
Lesth802/
Leust802/
Laest802/
Leash801/
Leasp801/
Lasst801/
Lasts801/
Lastz801/
Lesst801/
Ȇlast801/
Lhast801/
Lyast801/
Lestt801/
Leeas800/
Leahs800/
Let75158,562/
Lea7547,342/
Lat7538,119/
Las7517,389/
Les7510,374/
Leiste73400/
Leatch73223/
Leathe73119/
Lescht7360/
Lauest7358/
Leyase7348/
Leoste7343/
Leshtz7341/
Leiszt7337/
Lestch7331/
Laatst7325/
Loheas7324/
Lauste7319/
Llejas7312/
Leatte7311/
Leyass7310/
Laiste738/
L'Eost737/
Lashth737/
Lyayst735/
Leasch735/
Leased735/
Leeste735/
Lowest734/
Lehost734/
Laisht734/
Louest734/
Laisth734/
Laaste733/
Lajust733/
Liaste733/
Leiest732/
Leisht732/
Loesth732/
Leists732/
Lehste732/
Lesthe731/
Lestte731/
Lashst731/
Lashte731/
Leaths731/
Leease731/
Leeyas731/
Leasse731/
Lejaut731/
Leiset731/
Leistz731/
Lehats731/
Leyate731/
Lheahs731/
Lheost731/
Leejas731/
Lleste731/
Lawest731/
Lajest730/
Leashe730/
Leeads730/
Lgasst730/
Leatts730/
Leeasz730/
Leeath730/
Leidst730/
Lleath730/
Leashp730/
Lehastova714/
Latt6779,826/
Lase6744,207/
Lees6738,110/
Leya6722,791/
List6720,502/
Leis6714,460/
Lash6712,076/
Lett6711,301/
Leja679,839/
Leys679,129/
Lath679,106/
Laus677,915/
Leah677,680/
Leus676,872/
Laut676,760/
Lais676,283/
Lass675,755/
Lias675,414/
Laas675,111/
Lete674,505/
Lesh674,349/
Leth673,985/
Less673,666/
Leha673,646/
Leet673,589/
Lies673,481/
Leap673,217/
Leua672,650/
Lait672,164/
Layt671,915/
Loes671,769/
Lese671,750/
Lyat671,572/
Lues671,037/
Laet671,001/
Lays67992/
Lyes67963/
Laes67893/
Lets67891/
Lyas67834/
Liat67775/
Liea67767/
Lead67709/
Laat67705/
Leit67649/
Liet67639/
Lats67625/
Hlas67508/
Lesz67506/
Luet67483/
Leht67474/
Laht67447/
Leiseth67272/
Lahs67259/
Lyst67222/
Loet67221/
Lyet67215/
Lasz67170/
Lejault67167/
Lajs67159/
Lles67152/
L'Hoest67145/
Lastova67143/
Leyt67115/
Leia67115/
Leut6777/
Leța6771/
Laís6770/
Legiest6769/
Lehs6768/
Leax6766/
Leaţ6765/
Llas6760/
Løes6751/
Leae6751/
Louyest6746/
Leheste6745/
Lestova6740/
Hles6739/
Leea6735/
Lejs6731/
Leaț6731/
Hlat6730/
Latp6730/
Lext6728/
Laheist6725/
Logiest6725/
Lajt6723/
Leaz6722/
Ladt6718/
Lajaste6718/
Laiuste6714/
Lexs6710/
Lajuste6710/
Lgat679/
Lasd679/
Lads677/
Lhea677/
Ledt677/
Leoistd677/
Leds675/
Llea675/
Hlet675/
Llet674/
Llat673/
Lehoste673/
Lhat673/
Lehoist672/
Leheath672/
L'As672/
Leyaute672/
Lejt672/
Léas672/
Lget672/
Lesj672/
Lhet672/
Lasp671/
Lowesth671/
Leasova671/
Lehyatt671/
Laxt671/
Laastch671/
Laatsth671/
L'Heath671/
Laìs671/
Leís671/
Läst671/
Laïs671/
Lehiash671/
Leaș671/
Le'a671/
Leÿs671/
Laatste671/
Hlea671/
Leatshe671/
Lhes671/
Latd671/
Laxs671/
Letd671/
Leesett670/
Leeathe670/
Lahaist670/
Lesp670/
Luihast670/

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Least Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Least
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