Leeves Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Leeves Surname Definition:

This personal name seems to be the common source of Levy, Levey, Levison, Leeves, &c.

Leeves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3011:185,11016,566
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Australia301:899,85754,700
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Leeves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This personal name seems to be the common source of Levy, Levey, Levison, Leeves, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Leeves Last Name Facts

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

Leeves occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeves? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 648,005th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Leeves live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 185,110. In England Leeves is most prevalent in: East Sussex, where 39 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and West Sussex, where 10 percent live. Outside of England Leeves is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Leeves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leeves has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leeves last name grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leeves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leeves last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leeves earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.95% less than the national average, earning 190,514 kr per year; in United States they earn 37.73% less than the national average, earning $26,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.23% more than the national average, earning $73,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leves91251/
Leeve9169/
Leaves834,052/
Leever831,070/
Leevey8381/
Leveus8380/
Leewes8372/
Levesh8318/
Levets8312/
Levies8310/
Leveis8310/
Leevet839/
Levest837/
Lieves835/
Lleves834/
Leyves832/
Levess831/
Leevis831/
Leives831/
Levese831/
Loeves831/
Leevee831/
Leebes830/
Leve803,038/
Leaveus771/
Leavhes771/
Leivese770/
Lever7315,064/
Levis7311,922/
Levey735,895/
Levet733,910/
Loves731,195/
Levee731,123/
Leevi73684/
Levec73578/
Leave73539/
Lebee73507/
Lleve73506/
Laves73440/
Leewe73288/
Lives73277/
Lewes73273/
Leive73253/
Lieve73228/
Leevy73117/
Levea73102/
Levez7382/
Lebes7368/
Leeva7367/
Levys7364/
Levei7349/
Lewee7319/
Leebe7311/
Löves7311/
Leveh7310/
Leved737/
Leyve735/
Leuve734/
Levex733/
Leveš733/
Hleve732/
Leveu731/
Lyves731/
Lèves731/
Leeue731/
Leheveer718/
Loyevets712/
Lehavets711/
Leaveats710/
Leesvett710/
Lebese677,944/
Leaver676,725/
Levett675,220/
Lewies672,545/
Leavey671,596/
Llaves67640/
Llever67508/
Liebes67334/
Lloves67325/
Leibee67308/
Liewes67265/
Leewis67238/
Leavis67203/
Lebeis67172/
Laveus67139/
Lebets67136/
Louves67114/
Lavies67113/
Lewest67108/
Levais67100/
Lebeea6780/
Leviss6777/
Levish6775/
Lebeds6743/
Loveis6739/
Lebeus6733/
Hleeva6732/
Leiwes6730/
Lauves6729/
Lyvets6728/
Lesver6726/
Levhis6725/
Leesue6724/
Leevit6724/
Leweis6723/
Hlaves6722/
Lavesh6721/
Levyts6720/
Lovess6719/
Lovies6718/
Levysh6717/
Levois6716/
Livets6714/
Lebess6714/
Leesui6714/
Lövesz6714/
Leveshova6710/
Loewes6710/
Llevet6710/
Lovesh679/
Lejuee679/
Leewer678/
Leivis677/
Levetz677/
Levist676/
Levays675/
Leyver675/
Leewei675/
Leabee675/
Leiver674/
Leavee674/
Livesh674/
Livese674/
Loveas673/
Leveer673/
Levios673/
Lebies673/
Leebee673/
Lewese673/
Lowees672/
Lebest672/
Lawees672/
Liveus672/
Leweus672/
Laveis672/
Ålesve672/
Levijs672/
Lebesh672/
Lovesz672/
Loveus672/
Luives672/
Laives671/
Lovees671/
Livees671/
Leuvis671/
Leveax671/
Lewues671/
Leyvea671/
Leyvey671/
Letver671/
Leivea671/
Leivey671/
Leavea671/
Leebey671/
Leevaa671/
Lehevi671/
Glieve671/
Leibes671/
Leebeh671/
Leeweh671/
Leevai671/
Leichveis671/
Love's671/
Leivee671/
Lehväs671/
Leevoy671/
Leaveh671/
Lavess671/
L'Ives671/
Lesues671/
Leubes671/
Levehe671/
Lewesz671/
Lievie671/
Leveez671/
Leewee671/
Leewue671/
Lehbee671/
Lewess670/
Livest670/
Leavet670/
Levech670/
Levezz670/
Leevic670/
Lievey670/
Livess670/
Leveet670/
Livies670/
Hlebes670/
Lesvey670/
Leverr670/

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