Lehto Surname

41,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lehto Surname User-submission:

The Lehto surname is derived from the Finnish word lehto, meaning 'grove' or 'broad leaf woodland'.

Lehto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland9,2971:59147
United States1,8801:192,79719,072
Sweden7171:13,7331,183
Canada3231:114,07312,141
Estonia1651:8,0111,044
Norway261:197,78022,769
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Chile191:927,18319,125
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Namibia51:481,88011,140
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Lehto (36) may also be a first name.

Lehto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lehto surname is derived from the Finnish word lehto, meaning 'grove' or 'broad leaf woodland'.

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Lehto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lehto is carried by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lehto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,484th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 579,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Lehto live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

The surname is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 9,297 people, or 1 in 591. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 30 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 19 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Finland Lehto is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Lehto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lehto surname are 7.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.43% registered with the party.

The amount Lehto earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning 343,895 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llehto911/
Leshto911/
Leto8916,242/
Leito803,547/
Loeto802,754/
Leeto802,324/
Lieto801,770/
Letto801,494/
Letho801,053/
Letou80685/
Letot80649/
Leyto80367/
Lesto80284/
Letoo80164/
Letos80157/
Leuto80120/
Letoh80119/
Laeto8077/
Letoa8059/
Letod8055/
Letoš8048/
Letoy8039/
Letoi8028/
Lehta805/
Letgo805/
Lahto804/
Letuo802/
Lejto802/
Letop801/
Letoz801/
Lleto801/
Laehthoh771/
Letoux73192/
Lethgo73104/
Lestos73104/
Leutou7386/
Leshta7384/
Letout7370/
Lethoo7356/
Letoha7355/
Leatou7352/
Leszto7345/
Lestou7336/
Lettoh7336/
Leetoy7328/
Lettos7325/
Leitos7318/
Lietho7316/
Lishto7314/
Lechta7312/
Leitoa7310/
Leitto739/
Letoit739/
Lethoi738/
Leisto738/
Letoch737/
Lahato737/
Lietto737/
Loetto737/
Leitoy737/
Laetho735/
Lhatoo734/
Letouz734/
Lethoa733/
Lethuo733/
Leatoa732/
Leitho732/
Lichto732/
Letodd732/
Letous732/
Letois732/
Lleuto732/
Lhetto732/
Lahtoo731/
Leitou731/
Leatho731/
Leatoo731/
Leatto731/
Leatuo731/
Leitod731/
Loetho731/
Hlehta731/
Leitoi731/
Lethoy731/
Lestod731/
Lettho731/
Leytou731/
Lhayto731/
Lhetho731/
'Lieto731/
Leetho731/
Lithto731/
Leetou731/
Leitoh730/
Leutho730/
Leta6732,451/
Loto6712,149/
Lito676,872/
Lethuoa67188/
Lestoux6746/
Lyto6740/
Letá6711/
Leitoch6711/
Lethuoe6711/
Leuthou6710/
Leitout679/
Leithoi674/
Lethooa674/
Léto672/
Laethoh672/
Lethoos671/
Lethuoh671/
Letoust671/
Lettouh671/
Ljto671/
Leathoh671/
Leitois670/
Lettots670/

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