Lehy Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Lehy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2271:292,61144,838
South Africa601:902,96258,308
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Lehy (51) may also be a first name.

Lehy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lehy is most common in France. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lehy is the 770,644th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name Lehy is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Lehy are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 51 people.

Lehy is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 292,611. In France Lehy is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 88 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 6 percent are found and Brittany, where 5 percent are found. Not including France this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Lehy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lehy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lehy surname declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lehy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lehy last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lehy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 56.21% more than the national average, earning R 371,220 per year and in United States they earn 20.58% more than the national average, earning $52,030 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leahy8933,681/
Lehuy89366/
Lehay89331/
Lehey8959/
Laehy8924/
Lehoy8913/
Liehy890/
Leahey802,498/
Leehey80118/
Lehgay8025/
Leahay803/
Laehey801/
Leehoy801/
Lehays801/
Leahyy801/
Leeahy800/
Leuhey800/
Leahoy800/
Leehay800/
Lehi751,611/
Lehe75966/
Loey75689/
Lyeh75340/
Leuh75243/
Leay75233/
Liey75204/
Leey7597/
Leeh7573/
Leoy7572/
Laey759/
Leiy754/
Lehé753/
Lyey751/
Lgey751/
Leaheey7313/
Leahehy731/
Lehaaya731/
Lohay6710,618/
Lahoy67824/
Liech67775/
Lehić67600/
Leyja67473/
Lehai67432/
Leheu67189/
Laehe67120/
Liehs67103/
Lihay6784/
Loehe6776/
Liehi6760/
Liehe6758/
Lohoy6746/
Lehaj6741/
Lyeth6737/
Lehie6735/
Loheh6731/
Leuye6730/
Lohey6722/
Leyie6712/
Lyehe6711/
Llehi6710/
Loeuy679/
Leiye677/
Lehoi676/
Leayo676/
Leeyo675/
Leaay675/
Laeyi675/
Lieph674/
Laeoy674/
Liheh674/
Lejha673/
Lehui673/
Lehei673/
Lihiy673/
Leiyi673/
Laohy672/
Liiey672/
Lyeha672/
Liejh672/
Laeey672/
Liesh672/
Leuhi672/
Leeiy672/
Lihey671/
Lieay671/
Lhaey671/
Leueh671/
Leuiy671/
Leaey671/
Leeay671/
Leeyh671/
Laheh671/
Hleeh671/
Leahă671/
Leeyy671/
Leyui671/
Lhyes671/
Lajhy671/
Leayi671/
Leeih671/
Leoyd670/
Loahy670/
Lhehe670/
Leuhe670/
Loehi670/
Leaoy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lehy
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