Leithen Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Leithen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leithen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Leithen (233) may also be a first name.

Leithen Last Name Facts

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

Leithen is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Leithen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leithen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Leithen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Leithen are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 587,225th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 233 people.

The last name is most common in New Zealand, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,528,323. In New Zealand Leithen is most prevalent in: Otago Region, where 100 percent live. Other than New Zealand it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Leithen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leithen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leithen last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leithein931/
Lethen92317/
Leiten92201/
Lithen92106/
Leijten862,184/
Leisten862,077/
Lethien86470/
Loethen86463/
Liethen86228/
Leuthen86145/
Leathen86141/
Leitten86133/
Leitgen8663/
Leithem8647/
Luethen8614/
Leiteng8613/
Lethene863/
Leitien862/
Lithten862/
Leitein861/
Lithene861/
Litthen861/
Leithin860/
Laethen860/
Liathen860/
Lethein860/
Leten83833/
Liten83106/
Leitheisen823/
Leijsten80171/
Leitheim8098/
Leitienė8011/
Letheane806/
Leethien805/
Leithing801/
Leadthen801/
Lechthen801/
Laitheng801/
Leathean800/
Leathene800/
Leichten800/
Litten772,712/
Luiten772,339/
Leyten77624/
Letien77559/
Lathen77431/
Letten77373/
Lijten77333/
Leeten77276/
Lethem77262/
Lesten77224/
Listen77222/
Lithén77215/
Lethin77213/
Lieten77163/
Leteng77148/
Litean77132/
Leitem7794/
Litgen7776/
Litene7771/
Letene7763/
Liteng7732/
Loiten7729/
Laiten7721/
Løiten7720/
Lithin7719/
Leuten7713/
Lihten778/
Leteen775/
Leitin773/
Lueten773/
Lituen773/
Letihn772/
Letent772/
Lithem771/
Laeten771/
Laethn771/
Leitne771/
Litoen771/
Letend771/
Leteun771/
Letaen771/
Lythen770/
Leaten770/
Lestechen7517/
Leyatheen751/
Leithtion751/
Lichthein750/
Luijten712,576/
Leathem711,873/
Leteane711,832/
Leiting71964/
Lichten71286/
Louthen71166/
Leethin71100/
Lettgen7184/
Liothin7173/
Lechten7170/
Lathoen7156/
Letteen7154/
Leysten7148/
Lathene7136/
Lethina7134/
Lauthen7130/
Littgen7130/
Leistén7127/
Lathaen7125/
Leesten7122/
Lethinh7122/
Listøen7119/
Luetten7117/
Leistin7116/
Lhathen7116/
Lijsten7113/
Laithem7113/
Leutgen7112/
Leitina7112/
Leittem719/
Luethin719/
Leeteng717/
Luetgen716/
Letteng716/
Leetien716/
Leethem715/
Lehtoen715/
Lithion714/
Laythen712/
Laisten712/
Letinth712/
Lethuin712/
Luitten711/
Leytene711/
Lesteen711/
Laitene711/
Lathean711/
Latthen711/
Luitien711/
Lithyon711/
Litthem711/
Luiyten711/
Latheng711/
Leithim711/
Leitine711/
Lestene711/
Lithina711/
Liteane711/
Laiteng711/
Lesstechen711/
Lietgen710/
Lathenn710/
Leathin710/
Litteen710/
Leasten710/
Littien710/
Lathein710/
Laetten710/
Leustean671,308/
Litin67996/
Letin67694/
Laten67372/
Leuchten67305/
Luettgen67166/
Letem67148/
Leuştean67129/
Leuștean67119/
Leijting6762/
Letyn6751/
Lasthein6745/
Listisen6730/
Louthean6723/
Leatheam6723/
Litenová6715/
Liathain6714/
Litén6712/
Lestn6711/
Leteteng6711/
Hlathein679/
Lahthein678/
Loettgen676/
Litem676/
Letén675/
Lettisen674/
Lhatheng674/
Leytn673/
Liothain673/
Littn672/
Laettgen672/
Letuhyna672/
Lestechchen672/
Littenne671/
Lityn671/
Litne671/
Letenova671/
Lettn671/
Laitn671/
Leesteen671/
Lyten671/
Leetn671/
Laitehin671/
Laithina671/
Liatháin671/
Lichtend671/
Laytheng671/
Lathemne671/
Latthaen671/
Leeteang671/
Leething671/
Leathing670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Leithen
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