Lehis Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lehis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
France271:2,460,101186,232
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lehis (15) may also be a first name.

Lehis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lehis is found most in Estonia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,497,948th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Lehis are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most numerous in Estonia, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 12,710. Other than Estonia Lehis occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent live and Finland, where 4 percent live.

Lehis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lehis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lehis surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehais9166/
Leheis9163/
Leahis915/
Lehiss914/
Lehish911/
Leehuis8316/
Lehoist832/
Lahis801,264/
Lehić80600/
Loeis80287/
Liehs80103/
Lehes80101/
Laeis8046/
Leuis8044/
Lhies8037/
Lohis8017/
Leais8010/
Lihis805/
Leois805/
Leeis803/
Leaist7385/
Llohis7364/
Lihise7361/
Lohiss7316/
Loeuis7313/
Leeies7311/
Lahish737/
Lahiss735/
Leuais733/
Leaish733/
Leheus732/
Lehays731/
Lieeis731/
Loeijs731/
Lieths731/
Leahes731/
Leuiss731/
Leuuis731/
Leeish730/
Laeiss730/
Leus676,872/
Lies673,481/
Lyes67963/
Liis67182/
Lihuise6727/
Leoistd677/
Liys674/
Lyis672/
Löes672/
Leijejs671/
Lohuijs671/
Leujais671/
Liehsch671/

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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 Lehis
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