Leis Surname

36,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Leis Surname User-submission:

Leis is a Galician surname from the A Coruña province. Linked to a place called Leis de Nemancos. It can be traced in documents as far as XV century.

Leis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,6351:17,3692,283
United States3,5621:101,75711,264
Spain1,4501:32,2433,250
Argentina9031:47,3353,993
Canada8751:42,1095,237
Australia6081:44,4015,593
Philippines5851:173,05728,075
Estonia4491:2,944208
Brazil3581:597,97322,314
Uruguay2071:16,5791,862
Austria1751:48,6607,735
Poland741:513,63249,911
Italy661:926,61667,608
Venezuela531:569,88810,391
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Panama461:85,0493,429
France361:1,845,076161,051
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
England171:3,277,533109,658
Finland141:392,62226,475
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

The alternate forms: Leiš (14), Léis (2), Leís (1) & Leiś (1) are calculated separately.

Leis (734) may also be a first name.

Leis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Leis is a Galician surname from the A Coruña province. Linked to a place called Leis de Nemancos. It can be traced in documents as far as XV century.

- sicuoya

Latin for 'mother of Althepus'.

- lhleis

Leis Last Name Facts

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

Leis (Arabic: لييس, Russian: Леис) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Leiš, Léis, Leís or Leiś. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,478th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 503,980 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Leis are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 303,966th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 734 people.

Leis is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 4,635 people, or 1 in 17,369. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live. Aside from Germany Leis is found in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 10 percent live.

Leis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leis last name increased 1,191 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leis surname are 32.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Leis earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning 318,311 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $51,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiš9214/
Léis922/
Leís921/
Leiś921/
Leist896,260/
Leiss892,225/
Leise891,442/
Leijs89560/
Leisz89339/
Leies8995/
Leius8988/
Leihs8985/
Leish8981/
Leuis8944/
Leids8934/
Lejis8931/
Hleis8925/
Leits8918/
Leias898/
Leios895/
Lheis895/
Leyis892/
Leiis892/
Lleis891/
Lei863,739,001/
Lis8691,537/
Les8610,374/
Leisch80789/
Leisse80290/
Leggis8065/
Leiths8053/
Leiszt8037/
Legies8027/
Hleiss8023/
Leijse8012/
Leeies8011/
Leihse8010/
Leidås807/
Leitås807/
Leishe806/
Lleiss804/
Llejis804/
Leiest802/
Leisht802/
Leuiss801/
Leisze801/
Loeijs801/
Leitts800/
Hleise800/
Leidst800/
Leitsh800/
Luis75195,165/
Lees7538,110/
List7520,502/
Liss7510,385/
Lois7510,100/
Leys759,129/
Leus756,872/
Lais756,283/
Lias755,414/
Lesh754,349/
Less753,666/
Lies753,481/
Lise753,463/
Leas752,354/
Lish752,282/
Loes751,769/
Lese751,750/
Leid751,469/
Leiß751,367/
Lues751,037/
Lyes75963/
Laes75893/
Lets75891/
Leit75649/
Lihs75605/
Leji75550/
Lios75535/
Lesz75506/
Leip75334/
Leih75321/
Leiz75289/
Leyi75284/
Hlei75205/
Leij75204/
Leie75183/
Lles75152/
Lest75139/
Leia75115/
Lijs75109/
Lisz7596/
Leui7592/
Lehs7568/
Leiu7560/
Løes7551/
Lisø7545/
Leio7544/
Hles7539/
Llis7532/
Lejs7531/
Hlis7524/
Leii7521/
Lisd7513/
Lexs7510/
Lhis757/
Lisp757/
Leić756/
Leds755/
Lisx754/
Leiy754/
Lóis754/
Láis752/
Lhei752/
Liås752/
Lesj752/
Llei752/
Lisc751/
Leÿs751/
Lisj751/
Lhes751/
Lesp750/
Leitsch731,075/
Laheist7325/
Leisová736/
Leisova733/
Leische731/
Leggiss731/
Lehiash731/
L'Heiss731/
Li67104,892,114/
Le677,542,572/
Leyes6713,198/
Lesch679,399/
Leeds677,886/
Lowes677,849/
Leese677,719/
Lawes676,296/
Letts675,967/
Luise673,420/
Layes672,241/
Lesse671,693/
Laios671,678/
Lluis671,590/
Laise671,331/
Lisse671,245/
Liess671,226/
Lisch671,089/
Liash671,077/
Leich671,006/
Leest67865/
Liyas67707/
Lajis67676/
Laius67620/
Laish67612/
Leush67592/
Lejas67577/
Lejos67569/
Leggi67566/
Loise67476/
Luyis67474/
Luies67448/
Liias67402/
Leyds67339/
Leiyo67338/
Leiße67304/
Leipp67286/
Loess67274/
Leets67265/
Lajes67261/
Leiee67233/
Leshe67212/
Lyuis67209/
Loeys67186/
Lesce67167/
Laiss67157/
Lease67143/
Leyse67143/
Luijs67134/
Loish67124/
Leihy67121/
Hlees67111/
Laist67105/
Hlias67104/
Liehs67103/
Leusz6796/
Leihe6794/
Liais6792/
Loios6789/
Loits6782/
Least6775/
Glies6775/
Leuse6773/
Leyts6765/
Leyos6765/
Lijas6762/
Laies6757/
Lehse6753/
Leijh6750/
Liesz6748/
Leidt6747/
Leitt6746/
Leipf6743/
Loues6742/
Leess6741/
Luiss6739/
Glias6739/
Lhies6737/
Lesjø6736/
Loyis6735/
Lejes6735/
Loist6735/
Loisz6734/
Leiau6733/
Loyes6732/
Leass6732/
Luehs6731/
Luits6731/
Lijst6730/
Hlets6730/
Leyss6729/
Luish6724/
Lesht6722/
Liaas6722/
Layis6722/
Luist6722/
Llaes6722/
Leeji6721/
Loies6720/
Lahei6720/
Leice6719/
Laias6719/
Leysh6718/
Leije6718/
Letse6718/
Hlisc6717/
Leijd6717/
Leyst6716/
Lehiy6716/
Laijs6716/
Loesh6715/
Leuii6715/
Leyas6715/
Lujes6715/
Liyos6714/
Liass6714/
Laues6714/
Liaus6714/
Lehas6714/
Leissová6713/
Loehs6713/
Lejic6713/
Lieji6713/
Loiis6712/
Leyie6712/
Leesh6711/
Letss6711/
Liuis6710/
Lishe6710/
Leihu6710/
Legie6710/
Liyes6710/
Luios6710/
Lleys6710/
Laesh679/
Llias678/
Llois678/
Leicz678/
Letső678/
Lexås678/
Leyhs678/
Lujis678/
Leiah677/
Leszt677/
Leads676/
Leiha676/
Lejie675/
Lehst675/
Llesh675/
Leuas675/
Lehio675/
Lojes674/
Llets674/
Llish674/
Lehia674/
Hlais674/
Leiyh674/
Leyid674/
Leyio674/
Lijos674/
Lei'i674/
Lóios674/
Leuss673/
Luyes673/
Leihsová673/
Llise673/
Leiot673/
Leiox673/
Loiss673/
Leeia673/
Lizst673/
Hlies673/
Lessø673/
Leiho673/
Leeie673/
Liats673/
Luess672/
Leats672/
Hllis672/
Leeii672/
Leidd672/
Lless672/
Leyus672/
Liies672/
Lyies672/
Lisce672/
Listt672/
Lessh672/
Leues672/
Leust672/
Liesh672/
Laits672/
Lisht672/
L'Yes672/
Llese672/
Ålhei672/
Laisz672/
Leuhi672/
Leeiy672/
Lejio672/
Listì672/
Leiuh672/
Leshd672/
Leash671/
Leiph671/
Luuis671/
Luezs671/
Liues671/
Lleus671/
Llies671/
Llist671/
Lisst671/
Leuiy671/
Leirz671/
Leiszová671/
Leiux671/
Leasp671/
Ledds671/
Lehds671/
Leidh671/
Leieh671/
Laais671/
Hlhis671/
Hlles671/
Leuts671/
Leihi671/
Leiet671/
Lhais671/
Lishs671/
Llyes671/
Loisd671/
Loias671/
Loijs671/
Llais671/
Lyais671/
Luiis671/
Luisz671/
Leiez671/
Leiht671/
Leiij671/
Leiyx671/
Leitp671/
Lee's671/
L'Lei671/
Lijss671/
Liesė671/
Lesst671/
Leyhi671/
Leyih671/
Leyii671/
Leyit671/
Lhuis671/
Liasc671/
Liaes671/
Liahs671/
Luisd671/
Hlese671/
Leesc671/
Luias671/
Lyesh671/
Liosh671/
Lizsx671/
Lhyes671/
Lijes671/
Laihs671/
Lestt671/
Leuys671/
Leixh671/
Hleih671/
Hless671/
Hlish671/
Leeas670/
Leeys670/
Leahs670/
Lioas670/
Leidz670/
Litsh670/
Liays670/
Loids670/
Ledse670/
Letsh670/
Leizz670/
Leehs670/

Leis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leis in the Russian language
Леисleis-
Leis in the Arabic language
لييسlyys-

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