Leeve Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Leeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland341:161,66814,556
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Leeve (36) may also be a first name.

Leeve Last Name Facts

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

Leeve is most common in Finland. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Leeve are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in Scandinavia. Leeve is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

This last name is most frequent in Finland, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 161,668. In Finland it is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 65 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 18 percent are found and Kymenlaakso, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Finland Leeve is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Leeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leeve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leeve surname declined 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leever911,070/
Leeves91467/
Leevey9181/
Leevet919/
Leevee911/
Leve893,038/
Lever8015,064/
Levey805,895/
Levet803,910/
Levee801,123/
Loeve80752/
Leevi80684/
Leave80539/
Lebee80507/
Lleve80506/
Leewe80288/
Leive80253/
Leves80251/
Lieve80228/
Leevy80117/
Levea80102/
Levez8082/
Leeva8067/
Levei8049/
Lewee8019/
Leebe8011/
Laeve8010/
Leveh8010/
Leved807/
Leyve805/
Leuve804/
Leveš803/
Hleve802/
Lueve802/
Leveu801/
Leeue801/
Leheveer778/
Leesvett770/
Leaver736,725/
Levett735,220/
Leaves734,052/
Leavey731,596/
Llever73508/
Leibee73308/
Leeber73239/
Leuver73132/
Leyebe7395/
Lebeea7380/
Lebeer7377/
Leewes7372/
Hleeva7332/
Lesver7326/
Leesue7324/
Leevit7324/
Laevey7323/
Levesh7318/
Levets7312/
Leubee7310/
Leveis7310/
Llevet7310/
Lejuee739/
Leewer738/
Levetz737/
Levest737/
Liyeve737/
Leyver735/
Leewei735/
Leabee735/
Leiver734/
Leavee734/
Lleves734/
Leveer733/
Leebee733/
Lehave732/
Leyves732/
Lebeet732/
Ålesve732/
Leyave732/
Levess731/
Leyvea731/
Leyvey731/
Letver731/
Leivea731/
Leivey731/
Leavea731/
Leebey731/
Leevaa731/
Leevis731/
Lehevi731/
Glieve731/
Leives731/
Leebeh731/
Leeweh731/
Leevai731/
Lempee731/
Loevei731/
Leivee731/
Leevoy731/
Leaveh731/
Lebehe731/
Lesbee731/
Levehe731/
Letbee731/
Lebeae731/
Lievie731/
Leveez731/
Leewee731/
Leewue731/
Lehbee731/
Leavet730/
Leebes730/
Levech730/
Levezz730/
Lievey730/
Leveet730/
Lesvey730/
Laevie730/
Leverr730/
Levy67224,725/
Love67167,351/
Levi6749,003/
Lebe673,564/
Lewe673,487/
Live672,116/
Lave672,102/
Levá67851/
Levý67767/
Leebeyd67216/
Leebeid67165/
Levä67134/
Löve67115/
Leavett67102/
Levé6747/
Leeshue6736/
Hleevoi6727/
Leví6714/
Leebeïd6710/
Lejsved678/
Hleevyi675/
Leveatt674/
Lyve672/
Leggewe672/
Léve672/
Laheave671/
Leechue671/
Leejobe671/
Leevitt671/
Lehouee671/
L'Lever671/
Leveett671/
Leesuey671/
Leevijt671/
Lahieve670/
Leivett670/
Leaveth670/
Leveich670/

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