Leht Surname
Approximately 474 people bear this surname
Leht Surname User-submission:
The surname Leht means 'leaf' in Estonian. The Estonian farmers before 19th century didn't have any surnames, until Alexander I. Estonian farmers started to get their surnames from 1823. Most Estonian people have surname connected to the nature.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 391 | 1:3,381 | 265 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Leht Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Leht means 'leaf' in Estonian. The Estonian farmers before 19th century didn't have any surnames, until Alexander I. Estonian farmers started to get their surnames from 1823. Most Estonian people have surname connected to the nature. Such as oak, sea, field, bear, birch etc. The reason behind it was that no one had idea what surname was. So they were told that they can choose any. So lots of Estonian looked around their farm and started picking their surnames.
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Where Does The Last Name Leht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leht is found in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leht? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leht is the 641,055th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Leht live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The surname Leht is most common in Estonia, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 3,381. Not including Estonia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 11 percent are found and Finland, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecht | 89 | 164 | / |
| Lesht | 89 | 22 | / |
| Lehyt | 89 | 20 | / |
| Lehst | 89 | 5 | / |
| Lieht | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leiht | 89 | 1 | / |
| Letht | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leuht | 89 | 0 | / |
| Let | 86 | 158,562 | / |
| Leicht | 80 | 10,110 | / |
| Lechte | 80 | 628 | / |
| Lescht | 80 | 60 | / |
| Leshtz | 80 | 41 | / |
| Lejcht | 80 | 4 | / |
| Leisht | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lehste | 80 | 2 | / |
| Llecht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lehőtz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leecht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lett | 75 | 11,301 | / |
| Lete | 75 | 4,505 | / |
| Leth | 75 | 3,985 | / |
| Leet | 75 | 3,589 | / |
| Leat | 75 | 981 | / |
| Lets | 75 | 891 | / |
| Leit | 75 | 649 | / |
| Liet | 75 | 639 | / |
| Lest | 75 | 139 | / |
| Leyt | 75 | 115 | / |
| Lehd | 75 | 86 | / |
| Leut | 75 | 77 | / |
| Liht | 75 | 68 | / |
| Ledt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hlet | 75 | 5 | / |
| Llet | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ledh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lejt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lget | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhet | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ljht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Letd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyht | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leheste | 73 | 45 | / |
| Leichte | 73 | 45 | / |
| Lejchte | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lehtová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lechtch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Letehet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leite | 67 | 514,653 | / |
| Leith | 67 | 9,313 | / |
| Licht | 67 | 8,770 | / |
| Leist | 67 | 6,260 | / |
| Letts | 67 | 5,967 | / |
| Leyte | 67 | 5,161 | / |
| Leath | 67 | 4,808 | / |
| Lette | 67 | 3,107 | / |
| Leete | 67 | 2,064 | / |
| Leste | 67 | 1,774 | / |
| Leeth | 67 | 1,686 | / |
| Letch | 67 | 1,050 | / |
| Leest | 67 | 865 | / |
| Lieth | 67 | 375 | / |
| Leets | 67 | 265 | / |
| Lethe | 67 | 245 | / |
| Leatt | 67 | 220 | / |
| Leate | 67 | 167 | / |
| Leuth | 67 | 165 | / |
| Lestz | 67 | 123 | / |
| Lehetová | 67 | 84 | / |
| Least | 67 | 75 | / |
| Leyts | 67 | 65 | / |
| Leidt | 67 | 47 | / |
| Leyth | 67 | 46 | / |
| Leitt | 67 | 46 | / |
| Hlets | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gliet | 67 | 26 | / |
| Leett | 67 | 24 | / |
| Liedt | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leits | 67 | 18 | / |
| Leyst | 67 | 16 | / |
| Letth | 67 | 15 | / |
| Letss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lyhte | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lihte | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leschøtt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Letső | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leszt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Llett | 67 | 6 | / |
| Llets | 67 | 4 | / |
| Legyt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liett | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lajht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leytz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leats | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyteh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lisht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leshd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ledte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Litht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lletz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letdz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leddh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leíte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leỉte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehetova | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Ete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lethz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhlit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahjt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lestt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lycht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leichtte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leydt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Letsh | 67 | 0 | / |
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