Lehes Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lehes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lehes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lehes is found most in Estonia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,839,022nd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Lehes reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Estonia, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 15,736. Not including Estonia Lehes is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.

Lehes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lehes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lehes surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leheis9163/
Leheus912/
Leahes911/
Leaes80209/
Lehis80140/
Liehs80103/
Lohes8079/
Lhies8037/
Lahes8020/
Leães8013/
Laees805/
Loees804/
Leees803/
Leeis803/
Leues802/
Lhjes801/
Leões801/
Lhyes801/
Leeys800/
Lehais7366/
Lohess7336/
Loheas7324/
Lieche7321/
Lieshe7320/
Leujes7312/
Leeies7311/
Laheus735/
Leahis735/
Lehiss734/
Laeesz733/
Luiees731/
Lehays731/
Lehish731/
Lieeis731/
Lieths731/
Leeyos731/
Lohesh731/
Lyeche731/
Leus676,872/
Lies673,481/
Lyes67963/
Liesche67507/
Leehuis6716/
Lietche6711/
Lijeesh6710/
Lahaies679/
Lahayes673/
Löes672/
Leaiche672/
Lehoist672/
Leaesse671/
Leijejs671/
Loheesh671/
Liehsch671/
Liedche671/

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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 Lehes
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