Leetan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Leetan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Leetan (15) may also be a first name.
Leetan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leetan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leetan (Hindi: लीटन) occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leetan? popularity and diffusion
Leetan is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Leetan live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Leetan is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 15 people.
The surname Leetan is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 100 percent live. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
Leetan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leetan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leetan last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leetan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leetan in the Hindi language | ||
| लीटन | litana | - |
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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 Leetan
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