Leeg Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leeg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leeg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Leeg (19) may also be a first name.

Leeg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leeg is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. Leeg occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Leeg live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

Leeg is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany Leeg is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 56 percent live and Bavaria, where 44 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Mexico, where 11 percent live.

Leeg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leeg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leeg last name increased 740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leeg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leeg surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Leeg earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $45,169 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lejeg8940/
Leegh891/
Leesg891/
Leg86536/
Layeeg801/
Leyegh801/
Leegue800/
Legg7523,704/
Leek7522,184/
Leke759,816/
Lueg751,537/
Legh75305/
Lieg7572/
Leig7540/
Leeq7532/
Lleg7515/
Legs7513/
Loeg7510/
Legz758/
Leug756/
Leag755/
Lesg753/
Legk753/
Leec752/
Lekg752/
Legt751/
Leex751/
Lehg751/
Hleg751/
Leyg751/
Laeg751/
Leqe751/
Lecg751/
Leggegg731/
Leigh6749,501/
Leake6718,386/
Legue672,902/
Layeg671,887/
Leeke671,175/
Leaqe67897/
Leggs67846/
Lehec67559/
Leque67524/
Lecke67522/
Leeck67171/
Lekke67126/
Leugs67113/
Leike67108/
Leuke6770/
Liegh6745/
Lheke6735/
Leßke6729/
Leyke6727/
Leyek6723/
Hleke6722/
Lekhe6720/
Leagh6713/
Lejek6711/
Leigg6710/
Lehag676/
Loweg676/
Leeak675/
Leeqh673/
Lleke673/
Leyug673/
Leuqe673/
Leuag672/
Leqqe672/
Leihg672/
Liehg672/
Leyag672/
Laweg672/
Llieg672/
Leiek672/
Leysg671/
Leuhg671/
Lejex671/
Leedk671/
Liegg671/
Luegg671/
Hleek671/
Legke671/
Leeaq671/
Leagz671/
Leyeq671/
Leyog671/
Liaeg671/
Leekk671/
Leetc671/
Leeyc671/
Leyex671/
Le'gh671/
Leuek671/
Leehk671/
Leekh671/
Leags670/
Leuig670/
Leigt670/
Leggt670/
Leect670/
Leggh670/
Leacg670/
Laegg670/
Leecs670/

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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 Leeg
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