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 is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leege.

How Common Is The Last Name Leege? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 584,278th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. It occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 299,277. In Germany Leege is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 22 percent live, Brandenburg, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 49 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Leege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leege has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leege surname expanded 873 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leege Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leege last name are 8.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.38% registered with the 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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