Leet Surname

126,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Leet Surname Definition:

(English) Little [Middle English life, Old English lýt, little]

Leet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5541:141,91814,732
Australia2611:103,43211,643
Canada2291:160,89816,247
England1971:282,83321,968
Estonia1691:7,8211,013
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Norway171:302,48730,120
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
France131:5,109,440259,941
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6621:75,8598,062

Leet (108) may also be a first name.

Leet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Little [Middle English life, Old English lýt, little]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A meeting of crossroads. Halliw. The origin of leet as applied to an assembly or convention, as in court-leet, borough-leet, is disputed. See Richardson's Dict.; but the primary idea of a 'meeting' seems to be borne out by Mr. Halliwell's definition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Leet: (Anglo-Saxon), a lead or channel for water made artificially; hence the surname Lake.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Leet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leet (Russian: Леет) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leet is the 126,575th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,030,523 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Leet live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 904,892nd most frequent given name globally, held by 108 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,554 people, or 1 in 141,918. In The United States Leet is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Leet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leet surname grew 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (94%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Leet are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning 351,230 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $43,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,867 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leete892,064/
Leeth891,686/
Leest89865/
Leets89265/
Leyet89187/
Lejet8956/
Leett8924/
Leedt891/
Leiet891/
Leuet891/
Lee862,280,266/
Let86158,562/
Leetch801,026/
Legget80405/
Lejedt806/
Leeste805/
Lheyet805/
Leiete804/
Leyete803/
Leethe802/
Leeths801/
Layeet801/
Leecht801/
Lleeth801/
Leette800/
Leieet800/
Leeath800/
Leyett800/
Lees7538,110/
Lett7511,301/
Lete754,505/
Leer754,224/
Leth753,985/
Leed751,762/
Leep751,277/
Laet751,001/
Leat75981/
Lets75891/
Leit75649/
Liet75639/
Luet75483/
Leht75474/
Loet75221/
Lyet75215/
Lest75139/
Leyt75115/
Leey7597/
Leut7577/
Leae7551/
Llee7550/
Le'e7544/
Leez7542/
Leșe7538/
Lhee7537/
Leea7535/
Hlee7511/
Leee757/
Ledt757/
Hlet755/
Llet754/
Lejt752/
Lget752/
Lhet752/
Șlee751/
Letd751/
Leggett7325,829/
Leheste7345/
Leetsch7337/
Leheath732/
Leyette731/
Leejith731/
Leggeth731/
Legiett731/
Lahweet731/
Letehet731/
Laweett730/
Leeathe730/
Leegget730/
Le677,542,572/
Leite67514,653/
Leech6721,866/
Leith679,313/
Leeds677,886/
Layet677,537/
Leist676,260/
Letts675,967/
Leyte675,161/
Leath674,808/
Lette673,107/
Louet672,961/
Leste671,774/
Letch671,050/
Luyet671,029/
Leute67809/
Loyet67459/
Lowet67411/
Lieth67375/
Lehat67278/
Lethe67245/
Leatt67220/
Lejot67194/
Leate67167/
Leuth67165/
Lecht67164/
Luett67134/
Lestz67123/
Hlees67111/
Lehetová6784/
Lejat6781/
Least6775/
Leyts6765/
Leyat6758/
Leidt6747/
Leyth6746/
Leitt6746/
L'Lee6743/
Leess6741/
Leehr6741/
Lojet6738/
Le He6738/
Lejed6738/
Lyeth6737/
Lajet6734/
Loedt6734/
Lyaet6731/
Hlets6730/
Llaet6727/
Gliet6726/
Laett6724/
Lesht6722/
Lehyt6720/
Leheň6720/
Liedt6719/
D'Lee6719/
Leits6718/
Leije6718/
Leyst6716/
Letth6715/
Lawet6713/
Leesh6711/
Letss6711/
Leyot6710/
Luedt6710/
Lea'e679/
Letső678/
Lauet677/
Leszt677/
Loiet677/
L'Hee676/
Llett676/
Lehst675/
Laiet675/
Llets674/
Le'er674/
Leead673/
Leehouts673/
Legyt673/
Leiot673/
Liett673/
Lohee673/
Leyed673/
Leytz673/
Leuat673/
Leeie673/
Lijet673/
Leyut673/
Leats672/
Leegy672/
Leeii672/
Leeph672/
Lleggett672/
Leust672/
Leedd672/
Leeiy672/
Ledte672/
Lueht671/
Loett671/
Liyet671/
Lletz671/
Leutt671/
Letdz671/
Leeyh671/
Leuts671/
Lieht671/
Gliee671/
Leeee671/
Leíte671/
Leỉte671/
Lleee671/
Léget671/
Leiht671/
Lejit671/
Leitp671/
Lee's671/
Lehetova671/
Leerh671/
L'Ete671/
Letht671/
Lethz671/
Lesst671/
Leyit671/
Lheeh671/
Leeyy671/
Lyett671/
Lheer671/
Lestt671/
Leeys670/
Loeht670/
Lhehe670/
Leuht670/
Leydt670/
Letsh670/
Leedz670/
Leehs670/
Leggettt670/

Leet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leet in the Russian language
Леетleet-

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