Leesmith Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Leesmith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leesmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Leesmith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leesmith occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leesmith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Leesmith live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

Leesmith is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 44 percent reside, West Sussex, where 33 percent reside and Hampshire, where 22 percent reside. Barring England Leesmith exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Leesmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leesmith has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Leesmith surname rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leesmith Last Name Statistics demography

Leesmith earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22% more than the national average, earning $52,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leessmith941/
Lesmith9311/
Leesmidt8816/
Leasmith889/
Lasmith8055/
Losmith806/
Lismith806/
Loysmith751/
Lassmith751/
Lixsmith750/
Lossmith750/
Leshmitt750/
Lehesmets7118/
Lasmit7111/
Lesmeiste711/
Leschmidt711/
Lashmit67206/
Lloydsmith6711/
Leischmidt672/
Liesmet671/
Lettschmidt639/
Lashmitt631/
Loschmidt5927/
Lohschmidt5630/
Losschmidt5625/
Lechmet531/

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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 Leesmith
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