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 most in Estonia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leht? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 641,055th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,374,569 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Leht are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The last name is most common in Estonia, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 3,381. Excluding Estonia Leht occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 11 percent live and Finland, where 4 percent live.
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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