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Where Does The Last Name Leh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Leh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻪ, Hindi: लेह, Marathi: लेह) is found most in Cambodia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Léh or Lêh. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 59,969^th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 866,740 people. The last name Leh is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Leh reside; 64 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 42 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Leh is also the 85,603^rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,007 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is held by 3,532 people, or 1 in 4,385. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 28 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 16 percent reside and Kampong Cham Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Cambodia this surname exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Leh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leh surname increased 437 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leh Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Leh surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 15.2% more than the national average, earning 398,693 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,279 USD per year.