Leeston Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Leeston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Leeston (27) may also be a first name.
Leeston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leeston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leeston is found most in New Zealand. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leeston.
How Common Is The Last Name Leeston? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leeston is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Leeston is primarily found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Leeston are found; 86 percent are found in Australasia and 86 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.
The surname is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 754,720. In New Zealand Leeston is most frequent in: Canterbury Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from New Zealand this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 14 percent live.
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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 Leeston
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