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 also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leeston? popularity and diffusion
Leeston is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Leeston is mostly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Leeston live; 86 percent live in Australasia and 86 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 27 people.
This last name is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 754,720. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Canterbury Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from New Zealand this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.
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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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