Leehans Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

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

Leehans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leehans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Leehans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leehans occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leehans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Leehans is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Leehans reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 33 percent live, Arkansas, where 30 percent live and Tennessee, where 28 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Leehans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leehans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leehans last name increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leehans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leehans surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

Leehans earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $36,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeheans930/
Lehans9212/
Lehanse8632/
Leeyans861/
Leens83259/
Leans8328/
Leyens77595/
Leanse7764/
Lejans776/
Lehons772/
Lejens772/
Leanns771/
Leuens771/
Leenns771/
Leanst770/
Leysens71394/
Leytens71228/
Lehance71162/
Leggens7141/
Leitens719/
Lehaims711/
Leioens711/
Lehynns711/
Legiens711/
Lahains711/
Leasens710/
Leins672,326/
Leyssens671,511/
Leons67705/
Lains67693/
Leijtens67644/
Liens67597/
Loens67193/
Laens67136/
Leyns6787/
Lyens6730/
Layns6722/
Launs6717/
Leães6713/
Laíns674/
Luens673/
Leanz672/
Leões671/
Leams670/
Leuns670/

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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 Leehans
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis