Leist Surname

78,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Leist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9921:121,14312,945
Germany2,6431:30,4604,015
Switzerland2071:39,6765,644
England981:568,55234,674
Austria821:103,84714,900
Australia441:613,53943,545
Romania321:627,43344,366
France241:2,767,613196,808
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Israel101:855,76354,181
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5081:98,85610,052

Leist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leist occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Leist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leist? popularity and diffusion

Leist is the 78,075th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,164,145 people. Leist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Leist are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Leist is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,992 people, or 1 in 121,143. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 14 percent live, Nevada, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 42 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Leist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leist surname expanded 589 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leist surname are 17.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leist earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $42,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.27% more than the national average, earning $59,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiste91400/
Leiszt9137/
Leiest912/
Leisht912/
Leists912/
Leiset911/
Leistz911/
Leidst910/
List8920,502/
Leis8914,460/
Leit89649/
Lest89139/
Leiseth83272/
Legiest8369/
Laheist8325/
Leite80514,653/
Leith809,313/
Leiss802,225/
Liste802,071/
Leste801,774/
Leise801,442/
Loest801,023/
Leest80865/
Liszt80581/
Leijs80560/
Leisz80339/
Lestz80123/
Laist80105/
Liest80102/
Leies8095/
Leius8088/
Leihs8085/
Leish8081/
Least8075/
Leidt8047/
Leitt8046/
Leuis8044/
Loist8035/
Leids8034/
Lejis8031/
Lijst8030/
Hleis8025/
Luest8023/
Lesht8022/
Luist8022/
Listh8019/
Leits8018/
Leyst8016/
Leias808/
Leszt807/
Lehst805/
Leios805/
Lheis805/
Leiot803/
Lists803/
Lizst803/
Lesth802/
Listt802/
Leust802/
Lisht802/
Laest802/
Leyis802/
Listì802/
Leiis802/
Llist801/
Lisst801/
Leiet801/
Leiht801/
Lejit801/
Leitp801/
Lesst801/
Leyit801/
Lleis801/
Lestt801/
Lei753,739,001/
Let75158,562/
Lis7591,537/
Les7510,374/
Lit753,489/
Leitch7315,697/
Leicht7310,110/
Leisch73789/
Leithe73538/
Leisse73290/
Leitte73256/
Luiset73165/
Leijte73141/
Lischt73104/
Lhoist7384/
Leggis7365/
Lescht7360/
Lauest7358/
Listte7356/
Leiths7353/
Leshtz7341/
Lestch7331/
Lleite7330/
Legies7327/
Leggit7325/
Hleiss7323/
Lisæth7316/
Leijse7312/
Leeies7311/
Leihse7310/
Leijdt738/
Laiste738/
Leidås737/
Leitås737/
Loiset736/
Leishe736/
Leiite735/
Leeste735/
Lowest734/
Lleiss734/
Leiete734/
Laisht734/
Loiste734/
Llejis734/
Louest734/
Luiste734/
Laisth734/
Liaste733/
Hleite732/
Leuitt732/
Loesth732/
Lehste732/
Luyist731/
Lishte731/
Lesthe731/
Lestte731/
Leuiss731/
Leisze731/
Lejith731/
Lejast731/
Lishzt731/
Leitth731/
Leyith731/
Lleste731/
Lawest731/
Loeijs731/
Lajest730/
Leuith730/
Leidtz730/
Leitts730/
Leieet730/
Hleise730/
Leittz730/
Leitsh730/
Luis67195,165/
Lees6738,110/
Last6717,862/
Lett6711,301/
Liss6710,385/
Lois6710,100/
Leys679,129/
Leus676,872/
Lais676,283/
Lias675,414/
Litt674,869/
Lete674,505/
Lesh674,349/
Leth673,985/
Less673,666/
Leet673,589/
Lies673,481/
Lise673,463/
Leas672,354/
Liot672,321/
Lish672,282/
Lait672,164/
Loes671,769/
Lese671,750/
Leid671,469/
Loit671,426/
Leiß671,367/
Leitsch671,075/
Lues671,037/
Listova671,014/
Laet671,001/
Leat67981/
Lyes67963/
Leggitt67940/
Laes67893/
Lets67891/
Liat67775/
Lith67734/
Liet67639/
Lihs67605/
Leji67550/
Lios67535/
Lesz67506/
Luet67483/
Luit67479/
Leht67474/
Leip67334/
Leih67321/
Leiz67289/
Leyi67284/
Lyst67222/
Loet67221/
Lyet67215/
Hlei67205/
Leij67204/
Leie67183/
Lles67152/
L'Hoest67145/
Leyt67115/
Leia67115/
Lijs67109/
Lisz6796/
Leui6792/
Leut6777/
Lehs6768/
Liht6768/
Leiu6760/
Løes6751/
Louyest6746/
Leheste6745/
Lisø6745/
Leichte6745/
Leio6744/
Lestova6740/
Listová6740/
Hles6739/
Llis6732/
Lejs6731/
Lext6728/
Leihite6726/
Logiest6725/
Hlis6724/
Leii6721/
Laiuste6714/
Leiš6714/
Lisd6713/
Lidt6711/
Lizt6711/
Lexs6710/
Lhis677/
Ledt677/
Lisp677/
Leisová676/
Leić676/
Leds675/
Hlet675/
L'Hoist674/
Lisx674/
Leiy674/
Lóis674/
Llet674/
Leisova673/
Litp672/
Llit672/
Leitche672/
Láis672/
Lhei672/
Lejt672/
Liås672/
Léis672/
Hlit672/
Lget672/
Lesj672/
Lhet672/
Llei672/
Lowesth671/
Lgit671/
Leische671/
Leithch671/
Leitová671/
Leejith671/
Legiett671/
Leitowa671/
Litd671/
Leís671/
Lischtt671/
Lißt671/
Läst671/
Leiś671/
Leggiss671/
Lehiash671/
L'Heiss671/
Leÿs671/
D'Leite671/
Lisj671/
Luisete671/
Lhes671/
Lijt671/
Letd671/
Leesett670/
Leitcht670/
Lixt670/
Lahaist670/
Lesp670/
Luihast670/

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Footnotes

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