Leiss Surname

189,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Leiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8301:436,69837,574
Germany5821:138,32616,792
Argentina3771:113,3789,562
Austria2711:31,4225,063
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
England51:11,143,612252,590
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Leiss (21) may also be a first name.

Leiss Last Name Facts

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

Leiss is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leiss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leiss is the 189,802nd most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,275,302 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Leiss are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 21 people.

The surname Leiss is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 830 people, or 1 in 436,698. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Argentina, where 17 percent reside.

Leiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leiss last name rose 722 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leiss last name are 27.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leiss earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.46% more than the national average, earning 503,416 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $43,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $53,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leisse91290/
Hleiss9123/
Lleiss914/
Leuiss911/
Leis8914,460/
Liss8910,385/
Less893,666/
Leggiss831/
L'Heiss831/
Leist806,260/
Lesse801,693/
Leise801,442/
Lisse801,245/
Liess801,226/
Leijs80560/
Leisz80339/
Loess80274/
Laiss80157/
Leies8095/
Leius8088/
Leihs8085/
Leish8081/
Leuis8044/
Leess8041/
Luiss8039/
Leids8034/
Leass8032/
Lejis8031/
Leyss8029/
Hleis8025/
Leits8018/
Liass8014/
Letss8011/
Leias808/
Leios805/
Lheis805/
Leuss803/
Loiss803/
Lessø803/
Luess802/
Lless802/
Lessh802/
Leyis802/
Leiis802/
Lisst801/
Lishs801/
Lijss801/
Lesst801/
Lleis801/
Hless801/
Leissová7713/
Lei753,739,001/
Lis7591,537/
Les7510,374/
Laisse738,743/
Leisch73789/
Loisse7397/
Liasse7392/
Leggis7365/
Leiths7353/
Leiszt7337/
Legies7327/
Lowess7317/
Lawess7315/
Leusse7312/
Leijse7312/
Leeies7311/
Leyass7310/
Leihse7310/
Luisse739/
Leidås737/
Leitås737/
Lajess736/
Leishe736/
Louess736/
Llejis734/
Leiest732/
Leisht732/
Leysse732/
Llesse731/
Lessch731/
Leisze731/
Leesse731/
Hleyss731/
Gliess731/
Leasse731/
Liësse731/
Liyass731/
Layess731/
L'Hess731/
Loeijs731/
Loissh731/
Llaiss730/
Leitts730/
Hleise730/
Leidst730/
Leitsh730/
Leitszsch711/
Luis67195,165/
Lees6738,110/
List6720,502/
Lois6710,100/
Leys679,129/
Leus676,872/
Lais676,283/
Lass675,755/
Lias675,414/
Lesh674,349/
Lies673,481/
Lise673,463/
Leas672,354/
Lish672,282/
Loes671,769/
Lese671,750/
Leid671,469/
Leiß671,367/
Leitsch671,075/
Lues671,037/
Lyes67963/
Laes67893/
Lets67891/
Leit67649/
Lihs67605/
Leji67550/
Lios67535/
Lesz67506/
Leip67334/
Leih67321/
Lyss67319/
Leiz67289/
Leyi67284/
Hlei67205/
Leij67204/
Leie67183/
Lles67152/
Lissova67144/
Lest67139/
Leia67115/
Lijs67109/
Louesse67102/
Lisz6796/
Leui6792/
Lehs6768/
Leiu6760/
Løes6751/
Lessova6748/
Lisø6745/
Leio6744/
Hles6739/
Llis6732/
Lejs6731/
Lessová6729/
Laheist6725/
Hlis6724/
Leii6721/
Lissová6715/
Leiš6714/
Lisd6713/
Lexs6710/
Lhis677/
Lisp677/
Leisová676/
Leić676/
Leds675/
Lisx674/
Leiy674/
Lóis674/
Leisova673/
Liyasse672/
Láis672/
Lhei672/
Liås672/
Léis672/
Lesj672/
Llei672/
Leische671/
Layhess671/
Leís671/
Lāss671/
Luissss671/
Làss671/
Léss671/
Leiś671/
Lawiess671/
Lehiash671/
Leÿs671/
Liayass671/
Lisj671/
Hlaisse671/
Lhes671/
Laiesse671/
Layessh670/
Lesp670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leiss
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