Leett Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Leett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales141:221,03813,576
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leett is found in Wales more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Leett is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Leett are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in Wales, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 221,038. In Wales Leett is most numerous in: Cardiganshire, where 64 percent live, City and County of Cardiff, where 21 percent live and Carmarthenshire, where 7 percent live. Outside of Wales this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Leett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leett has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Leett last name expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leette910/
Leyett910/
Lett8911,301/
Leet893,589/
Leggett8325,829/
Leyette831/
Legiett831/
Laweett830/
Letts805,967/
Lette803,107/
Leete802,064/
Leeth801,686/
Leest80865/
Leets80265/
Leatt80220/
Leyet80187/
Luett80134/
Lejet8056/
Leitt8046/
Laett8024/
Letth8015/
Llett806/
Liett803/
Loett801/
Leutt801/
Leedt801/
Leiet801/
Letht801/
Leuet801/
Lyett801/
Lestt801/
Lleggett772/
Leggettt770/
Lee752,280,266/
Let75158,562/
Leetch731,026/
Legget73405/
Leitte73256/
Leytte73107/
Leytth7324/
Layett7319/
Lowett7317/
Lawett7314/
Leatte7311/
Luyett7310/
Louett739/
Lejedt736/
Leeste735/
Lheyet735/
Leiete734/
Lett'e734/
Leyete733/
Loyett732/
Leuitt732/
Leethe732/
Lyyett731/
Llette731/
Lestte731/
Leeths731/
Layeet731/
Leitth731/
Leecht731/
Lettch731/
Lleeth731/
Leatts730/
Leitts730/
Leyott730/
Leieet730/
Leeath730/
Leittz730/
D'Leggett711/
Lees6738,110/
Liggett677,491/
Litt674,869/
Lete674,505/
Leer674,224/
Leth673,985/
Leed671,762/
Louette671,311/
Leep671,277/
Laet671,001/
Leat67981/
Leggitt67940/
Lets67891/
Leit67649/
Liet67639/
Lätt67513/
Luet67483/
Leht67474/
Lowette67266/
Loet67221/
Lyet67215/
Lest67139/
Leyt67115/
Layette67114/
Leey6797/
Leut6777/
Leae6751/
Llee6750/
Leheste6745/
Le'e6744/
Leez6742/
Laggett6738/
Leșe6738/
Leetsch6737/
Lhee6737/
Leea6735/
Hlee6711/
Lytt679/
Leee677/
Ledt677/
Lettová676/
Leytthe675/
Hlet675/
Llet674/
Lettova673/
Loggett672/
Leheath672/
Loyette672/
Lejt672/
Lget672/
Lhet672/
Luggett671/
Leejith671/
Leggeth671/
Lehyatt671/
Lauette671/
Lahweet671/
Șlee671/
Letehet671/
Letd671/
Leeathe670/
Leegget670/
Laiette670/

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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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  • 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 Leett
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