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

Leest occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 405,063^rd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 first name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 58,032. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 46 percent reside, South Holland, where 16 percent reside and Gelderland, where 9 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Leest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leest last name expanded 1,289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leest Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Leest surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.52% being registered with the political 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.