Leich Surname
Approximately 1,006 people bear this surname
Leich Surname Definition:
= Leech, q.v.
Leich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 582 | 1:138,326 | 16,792 |
| United States | 263 | 1:1,378,171 | 95,481 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Slovenia | 18 | 1:138,204 | 13,237 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 88 | 1:276,993 | 19,333 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 213 | 1:235,768 | 19,777 |
Leich (19) may also be a first name.
Leich Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Leech, q.v.
Leich Demographics
Leich Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Leich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leich is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leich? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leich is the 360,039th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,244,081 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Leich are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Leich is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 582 people, or 1 in 138,326. In Germany Leich is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent reside, Thuringia, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Leich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leich surname expanded 123 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 84 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leich Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Leich are 4.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.97% being registered with the party.
The amount Leich earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.03% more than the national average, earning $74,045 CAD per year.
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Leich Reference & Research
Leach DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Leach FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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