Leege Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2691:299,27730,754
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Leege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leege occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leege? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leege is the 584,278th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Leege are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 299,277. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 22 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 21 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 49 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Leege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leege has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 873 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leege Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leege are 8.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.38% being registered with the political party.

Leege earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.63% more than the national average, earning $49,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeger91185/
Lehege912/
Leegey911/
Leedge910/
Lege892,719/
Leegett836/
Lehenge831/
Leegget830/
Leegger830/
Leger8045,131/
Legge8012,735/
Leese807,719/
Leece802,188/
Liege80760/
Leget80440/
Leges80279/
Laege80238/
Leged80209/
Leage80164/
Legey80128/
Lesee8097/
Luege8089/
Legee8077/
Leige8074/
Ledge8064/
Leuge8063/
Lekge8060/
Legea8048/
Loege8034/
Leegi8023/
Llege8020/
Leyge8019/
Leega8019/
Lecee8013/
Legeć8012/
Legeň8010/
Legez809/
Legep805/
Lejee804/
Leegy802/
Leeze802/
Lexee802/
Legeh801/
Letge801/
Leeje800/
Lehehege771/
Ledger739,326/
Legess731,453/
Leeser731,073/
Leezer73572/
Liegey73519/
Legget73405/
Leager73288/
Gliege73238/
Legett73200/
Leigey73190/
Legger73188/
Lejage73169/
Leunge73164/
Legeyt73161/
Leiger73120/
Leisge73119/
Leuger73106/
Legeer7385/
Luegge7375/
Leguee7342/
Leggee7335/
Lesger7335/
Lleget7327/
Leseea7326/
Leigep7323/
Leasee7323/
Lleger7317/
Leeche7312/
Lehage7312/
Legech7312/
Leagea7310/
Leesee7310/
Leegay738/
Leyger737/
Leeseh736/
Leadge735/
Luyege734/
Ledget733/
Leange733/
Legedt733/
Leesie732/
Legged732/
Leseer732/
Leinge732/
Leecey732/
Liegie732/
Legedz732/
Legees732/
Lekgey732/
Leejer732/
Ledgee731/
Legets731/
Leuges731/
Leasge731/
Lenhge731/
Legges731/
Lieghe731/
Lleage731/
Lleges731/
Leiges731/
Leggey731/
Le'ger731/
Lezzee731/
Leegai731/
Lezged731/
Lezeer730/
Ledges730/
Leaget730/
Leitge730/
Leages730/
Leiuge730/
Leugee730/
Lledge730/
Legest730/
Lauege730/
Lage6727,896/
Leggett6725,829/
Lega678,936/
Legi672,882/
Loge672,221/
Lese671,750/
Leze67832/
Lige67730/
Luyenge67644/
Liyenge67372/
Leje67209/
Lece67125/
Lexe6791/
Ledgett6783/
Leugger6783/
Läge6755/
Loyenge6748/
Löge6742/
Liegheu6738/
Leheche6733/
Legé6730/
Ledgess6722/
Leechee6718/
Geelege6717/
Leijger6715/
Legetth6714/
Lehange6712/
Leeches6711/
Lehezee6710/
Lueckge676/
Leyengi676/
Leeseah676/
Legueer675/
Lechger672/
Leecher672/
Legejje672/
Lyge671/
Leueegy671/
Leeghid671/
Leegist671/
Leeguid671/
Leehaga671/
Leex671/
Leggeth671/
Leahsee671/
Lège671/
Legè671/
Leeched671/
Lecheea671/
Leyange671/
Lojenge671/
Lleuger671/
Legesch671/
Ljge671/
Leesett670/
Leggeet670/
Leggets670/
Leygett670/
Leadger670/
Leezies670/
Leagest670/
Leigest670/
Lecheer670/
Leidger670/
Lhedges670/
Laweger670/
Leigett670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leege
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