Leix Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leix Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2431:331,29832,825
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
France891:746,32392,306
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Leix (12) may also be a first name.

Leix Last Name Facts

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

Leix is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leix? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leix is the 590,896th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Leix live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. Leix is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 331,298. In Germany Leix is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 69 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 1 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.

Leix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leix has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 590 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leix Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leix are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Leix earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,424 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiox893/
Leixh891/
Leixe891/
Leiyx891/
Leiux891/
Lex865,318/
Lix861,462/
Loix75600/
Leux75309/
Lekx75208/
Leyx75169/
Lexe7591/
Leax7566/
Lext7528/
Laix7516/
Lexx7511/
Loex7510/
Lexs7510/
Lixe757/
Lisx754/
Luex754/
Luix753/
Laex752/
Liex752/
Lgix751/
Lezx751/
Liax751/
Lixh751/
Ljix751/
Llix751/
Leex751/
Liox751/
Llex751/
Litx751/
Lhex751/
Lecx751/
Lejx751/
Lixx751/
Lixt750/
Leiyckx737/
Leuxe6742/
Leics6722/
Leiks679/
Lexås678/
Lexth674/
Lejox672/
Liaux672/
Lowex671/
Lheux671/
Lejex671/
Lyesx671/
Luyex671/
Luixh671/
Loyex671/
Layex671/
Letxe671/
Lehax671/
Lizsx671/
Leyex671/
Legxt671/
Leuox670/

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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
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  • 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 Leix
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