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Where Does The Last Name Leest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Leest is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 405,063^rd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Leest reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Leest is also the 1,994,417^th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 58,032. In The Netherlands Leest is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 46 percent live, South Holland, where 16 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Leest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leest Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Leest last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leest earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 20.27% less than the national average, earning $18,101,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.73% more than the national average, earning $69,422 CAD per year.