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
Average Leich Salary in
United States
$44,465 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leich is most common in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leich? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leich is the 360,039th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,244,081 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Leich live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 19 people.
The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 138,326. In Germany Leich is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live, Thuringia, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany Leich occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Leich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leich has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 123 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 84 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leich Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Leich last name are 4.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.97% registered with the political 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Leich
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