Lehi Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Lehi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,1881:19,4201,463
Iran1171:656,26135,321
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Congo551:90,7117,856
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Léhi (186) are calculated separately.

Lehi (3,756) may also be a first name.

Lehi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lehi (Hindi: लेही, Oriya: େଲହି) is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Léhi. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lehi.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 246,797th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,523,616 people. Lehi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Lehi are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lehi is also the 114,861st most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,756 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 1,188 people, or 1 in 19,420. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 49 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 18 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 13 percent live. Excluding The Ivory Coast it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Lehi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lehi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lehi last name expanded 468 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lehi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lehi are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

Lehi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.63% less than the national average, earning $35,540 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léhi92186/
Lehić89600/
Lehai89432/
Liehi8960/
Lehie8935/
Llehi8910/
Lehoi896/
Lehui893/
Lehei893/
Leuhi892/
Loehi890/
Lehhit80273/
Lehais8066/
Leheis8063/
Lehaie8049/
Leohie8031/
Leehie806/
Leahis805/
Lehiss804/
Lehith803/
Liehui803/
Leahie802/
Loehie801/
Leheie801/
Hloehi801/
Leheip801/
Laehei801/
Lehgih800/
Lahi7513,268/
Lohi753,925/
Lehe75966/
Lihi75838/
Loei75652/
Lehy75369/
Lyeh75340/
Leuh75243/
Leoi75170/
Leui7592/
Leeh7573/
Leai7555/
Laei7525/
Leei7521/
Lhie756/
Liei755/
Leiy754/
Leți754/
Lehé753/
Lyhi752/
Ljhi751/
Lehoist732/
Lehahai731/
Lehaith731/
Leahy6733,681/
Leija6723,115/
Llahi673,650/
Lahih67833/
Laahi67810/
Liech67775/
Lohai67607/
Lehuy67366/
Lehay67331/
Lihić67277/
Leaie67211/
Lohhi67194/
Leheu67189/
Lihui67159/
Lyhai67129/
Lijei67124/
Laehe67120/
Liehs67103/
Lihai6788/
Loehe6776/
Lahie6770/
Lehey6759/
Liehe6758/
Lehaj6741/
Lyeth6737/
Lhies6737/
Lohoi6733/
Lihoi6731/
Lihid6731/
Loheh6731/
Laehy6724/
Lohie6721/
Lajhi6719/
Lihit6719/
Leije6718/
Lihio6717/
Leuii6715/
Lahoi6715/
Lehoy6713/
Lijhi6712/
Leyie6712/
Leuai6712/
Lihie6712/
Lyehe6711/
Leais6710/
Lohei6710/
Lihei6710/
Luhie679/
Lhihi678/
Leiye677/
Lihii676/
Lejie675/
Lihis675/
Leois675/
Laeyi675/
Lieph674/
Leaid674/
Liaei674/
Liheh674/
Lejha673/
Leeis673/
Lihiy673/
Leeie673/
Leiyi673/
Leeii672/
Lyeha672/
Liejh672/
Liesh672/
Leeiy672/
Leuui672/
Lyhip671/
Lihij671/
Lieui671/
Leueh671/
Leuiy671/
Lejji671/
Leaai671/
Leeyh671/
Leiji671/
Laheh671/
Lhoei671/
Lyhei671/
Hlahi671/
Hleeh671/
Lehoiova671/
Leeui671/
Leahă671/
Leaiz671/
Lea'i671/
Lahhi671/
Lyahi671/
Leyui671/
Leayi671/
Leaip671/
Leeih671/
Lhehe670/
Leuhe670/
Liehy670/
Lyhie670/

Lehi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lehi in the Hindi language
लेहीlehi-
Lehi in the Oriya language
େଲହିelahi-

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Footnotes

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