Leeh Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England51:11,143,612252,590
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Lééh (1) are calculated separately.

Leeh (191) may also be a first name.

Leeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leeh occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Lééh. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leeh is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Leeh is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Leeh live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 657,437th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 191 people.

The surname Leeh is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 95 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.

Leeh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leeh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leeh last name fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leeh Last Name Statistics demography

Leeh earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leueh891/
Leeyh891/
Hleeh891/
Leeih891/
Lééh831/
Leheeh80896/
Leehey80118/
Leehaa809/
Leehie806/
Leeheh803/
Leehoy801/
Laeehh801/
Leehaj801/
Leeyoh801/
Leeahy800/
Leeish800/
Leehay800/
Leue752,107/
Lehi751,611/
Lehe75966/
Lehy75369/
Lyeh75340/
Leuh75243/
Liee75134/
Leey7597/
Loee7595/
Leae7551/
Le'e7544/
Leșe7538/
Laee7532/
Leei7521/
Leee757/
Lehé753/
Lijeesh7310/
Leheath732/
Leahehy731/
Leeitch730/
Leaeach730/
Leahy6733,681/
Liech67775/
Lehić67600/
Lehai67432/
Lehuy67366/
Lehay67331/
Leaie67211/
Leaes67209/
Leheu67189/
Laehe67120/
Liehs67103/
Loehe6776/
Liehi6760/
Lehey6759/
Liehe6758/
Lehaj6741/
Leaea6740/
Lyeth6737/
Lehie6735/
Loheh6731/
Leuye6730/
Leaje6730/
Laehy6724/
Leije6718/
L'Yee6718/
Leeae6714/
Leães6713/
Lehoy6713/
Leyie6712/
Lyehe6711/
Lihee6711/
Llehi6710/
Lea'e679/
Leiye677/
Leuea676/
Lehoi676/
Lejie675/
Leeyo675/
Liaee674/
Lieph674/
Liheh674/
Lejha673/
Leeis673/
Lohee673/
Lehui673/
Lehei673/
L'Gee673/
Leees673/
Leeie673/
Leeii672/
Lyeha672/
Liejh672/
Laeey672/
Liesh672/
Leuhi672/
Lețea672/
Leeiy672/
Lejje672/
Leaey671/
Leeay671/
Hlgee671/
Leuee671/
Laheh671/
Laeee671/
Leeee671/
Loeea671/
Lleee671/
Leeui671/
Leahă671/
Lhaee671/
Leeyy671/
Lhehe670/
Leuhe670/
Loehi670/
Liehy670/

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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
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  • 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 Leeh
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