Leets Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Leets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Nicaragua301:200,7032,533
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Leets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leets is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leets? popularity and diffusion

Leets is the 975,866th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Leets reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 1,839,893. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 12 percent live and Nicaragua, where 11 percent live.

Leets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leets has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leets Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leets surname are 20.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.74% being registered to vote for the party.

Leets earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,559 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeths911/
Lees8938,110/
Leet893,589/
Lets89891/
Leetsch8337/
Leggets830/
Leeds807,886/
Leese807,719/
Letts805,967/
Leete802,064/
Leeth801,686/
Leest80865/
Leetz80642/
Liets80195/
Hlees80111/
Leyts8065/
Loets8050/
Leess8041/
Hlets8030/
Leett8024/
Leits8018/
Letse8018/
Laets8015/
Leesh8011/
Letss8011/
Letső808/
Llets804/
Leats802/
Leedt801/
Leuts801/
Lee's801/
Leetc801/
Leeys800/
Letsh800/
Leehs800/
Leecs800/
Leehouts773/
Leggetts772/
Lee752,280,266/
Let75158,562/
Les7510,374/
Leites738,410/
Letsch732,638/
Leetch731,026/
Leytes73466/
Leesch73329/
Liedts73135/
Leiths7353/
Lehtse7337/
Leates7332/
Loedts7324/
Leudts7317/
Leeies7311/
Leitås737/
Lettse737/
Leeseh736/
Leeste735/
Letshe734/
Leethe732/
Leists732/
Leuetz731/
Leaths731/
Leesse731/
Gliees731/
Lehats731/
Leecht731/
Leutse731/
Lieths731/
Lleeth731/
Leette730/
Leeads730/
Leatts730/
Leeshe730/
Leitts730/
Leitsh730/
Leis6714,460/
Lett6711,301/
Leys679,129/
Leus676,872/
Lete674,505/
Lesh674,349/
Leer674,224/
Leth673,985/
Less673,666/
Lies673,481/
Leas672,354/
Letz672,310/
Leed671,762/
Lese671,750/
Leep671,277/
Leitsch671,075/
Leat67981/
Leit67649/
Liet67639/
Letsche67587/
Lesz67506/
Leht67474/
Lits67429/
Leutsch67237/
Lietsch67227/
Lles67152/
Lest67139/
Lece67125/
Leyt67115/
Leey6797/
Leathes6792/
Loetsch6777/
Leut6777/
Letzsch6776/
Lehs6768/
Lyts6761/
Løes6751/
Leae6751/
Llee6750/
Leithes6746/
Leheste6745/
Le'e6744/
Leez6742/
Hles6739/
Leşe6738/
Leșe6738/
Lhee6737/
Leea6735/
Lejs6731/
Leße6717/
Leitess6715/
Letsowa6715/
Leittes6713/
Hlee6711/
Lexs6710/
Leee677/
Ledt677/
Leds675/
Hlet675/
Luetsch674/
Llet674/
Letsova673/
Leedsøe673/
Lowetse673/
Leec672/
Lejt672/
Lget672/
Lesj672/
Lhet672/
Leesová671/
Leitchs671/
Leex671/
Leís671/
Loheesh671/
Leesova671/
Leyttes671/
Leÿs671/
Șlee671/
Leatshe671/
Letehet671/
Ljts671/
Lhes671/
Letd671/
Liggets670/
Lesp670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leets
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