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 occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lehto.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lehto is the 41,484th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 579,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Lehto reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in Scandinavia. Lehto is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 36 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 9,297 people, or 1 in 591. In Finland Lehto is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 30 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 19 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 12 percent reside. Not including Finland this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Lehto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lehto last name are 7.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.43% being registered with the political 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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