Lehto Surname
Approximately 12,580 people bear this surname
Lehto Surname User-submission:
The Lehto surname is derived from the Finnish word lehto, meaning 'grove' or 'broad leaf woodland'.
Lehto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 9,297 | 1:591 | 47 |
| United States | 1,880 | 1:192,797 | 19,072 |
| Sweden | 717 | 1:13,733 | 1,183 |
| Canada | 323 | 1:114,073 | 12,141 |
| Estonia | 165 | 1:8,011 | 1,044 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
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.
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