Left Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Left Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Left Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3251:2,360,20176,760
Iran2831:271,31619,915
Cambodia1401:110,6222,480
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Left (942) may also be a first name.

Left Last Name Facts

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

The surname Left (Russian: Лефт) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Left? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 427,014th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Left reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Left is also the 263,269th most common forename at a global level It is held by 942 people.

The last name Left is most common in India, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 2,360,201. In India it is most common in: Bihar, where 100 percent reside. Barring India Left occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 35 percent reside and Cambodia, where 17 percent reside.

Left Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Left has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Left last name increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefft8942/
Lefts8932/
Leftt8911/
Lefte897/
Leift896/
Loeft890/
Leftz890/
Lef86301/
Lefftz8065/
Lefthe805/
Leifts801/
Leifet801/
Leiftd800/
Leaf756,194/
Leff754,232/
Loft751,926/
Leef75945/
Leif75901/
Lief75820/
Lefe75346/
Leuf75107/
Letv7578/
Leyf7564/
Laft7534/
Lift7528/
Lepf7513/
Lefs753/
Lyft752/
Levt752/
Lefp752/
Letf752/
Lewt751/
Hlef751/
Lesf751/
Lejf751/
Lefz751/
Leiffet734/
Leftova733/
Leftová731/
Leifett730/
Leafe67778/
Leefe67450/
Lieff67232/
Lofft67179/
Leffe67139/
Leife6759/
Lejbt6756/
Leaff6748/
Leipf6743/
Lepfe6717/
Leffs6714/
Leiff6713/
Lewte6710/
Leifs679/
Lifte678/
Levte676/
Hlaft675/
Liaft675/
Loftt673/
Glief672/
Hlefe672/
Hleif672/
Lehfe672/
Lepfh672/
Lewtz672/
Levdt671/
Levtt671/
Lehzf671/
Leswt671/
Lettf671/
Leafs671/
Leefs671/
Lewfe671/
Hlefh671/
Leuff671/
Laaft671/
Lehef671/
Hlift671/
Leitf671/
Leffz671/
Lewth670/
Leyfe670/
Lafft670/
Lifft670/
Hleff670/

Left Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Left in the Russian language
Лефтleft-

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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 Left
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