Leiß Surname
Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname
Leiß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,309 | 1:61,501 | 7,898 |
| Austria | 57 | 1:149,394 | 19,936 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Lei (3,739,001), Leį (1), Léi (1), Leí (1) & Leï (1) are calculated separately.
Leiß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leiß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leiß is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Lei, Leį, Léi, Leí or Leï. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leiß? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 282,110th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leiß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Leiß is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,309 people, or 1 in 61,501. In Germany Leiß is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 31 percent live, Hesse, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany Leiß is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lei | 95 | 3,739,001 | / |
| Leiße | 89 | 304 | / |
| Liß | 86 | 919 | / |
| Leß | 86 | 160 | / |
| Leį | 86 | 1 | / |
| Léi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leí | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leis | 75 | 14,460 | / |
| Leid | 75 | 1,469 | / |
| Leit | 75 | 649 | / |
| Leji | 75 | 550 | / |
| Ließ | 75 | 547 | / |
| Leip | 75 | 334 | / |
| Leih | 75 | 321 | / |
| Leiz | 75 | 289 | / |
| Leyi | 75 | 284 | / |
| Hlei | 75 | 205 | / |
| Leij | 75 | 204 | / |
| Leie | 75 | 183 | / |
| Leia | 75 | 115 | / |
| Leui | 75 | 92 | / |
| Leiu | 75 | 60 | / |
| Leio | 75 | 44 | / |
| Laiß | 75 | 25 | / |
| Leii | 75 | 21 | / |
| Leße | 75 | 17 | / |
| Leiš | 75 | 14 | / |
| Loeß | 75 | 11 | / |
| Liße | 75 | 10 | / |
| Leić | 75 | 6 | / |
| Leiy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lhei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lißt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leiś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Li | 67 | 104,892,114 | / |
| Le | 67 | 7,542,572 | / |
| Leist | 67 | 6,260 | / |
| Leiss | 67 | 2,225 | / |
| Leise | 67 | 1,442 | / |
| Leich | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Leggi | 67 | 566 | / |
| Leijs | 67 | 560 | / |
| Leisz | 67 | 339 | / |
| Leiyo | 67 | 338 | / |
| Leipp | 67 | 286 | / |
| Leiee | 67 | 233 | / |
| Leihy | 67 | 121 | / |
| Leies | 67 | 95 | / |
| Leihe | 67 | 94 | / |
| Leius | 67 | 88 | / |
| Leihs | 67 | 85 | / |
| Leish | 67 | 81 | / |
| Leijh | 67 | 50 | / |
| Leidt | 67 | 47 | / |
| Leitt | 67 | 46 | / |
| Leuis | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leipf | 67 | 43 | / |
| Leids | 67 | 34 | / |
| Leiau | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lejis | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hleis | 67 | 25 | / |
| Leeji | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lahei | 67 | 20 | / |
| Leice | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leits | 67 | 18 | / |
| Leije | 67 | 18 | / |
| Leijd | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lehiy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Leuii | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lieji | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leyie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leihu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Legie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leias | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leicz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leiah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leiha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lejie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leios | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lheis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lehio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lehia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leiyh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leyid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leyio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lei'i | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leiot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leiox | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leeia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leiho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leeie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leeii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leidd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ålhei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leuhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leyis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leeiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lejio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leiis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leiuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leihi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiyx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitp | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Lei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leixh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leidz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leizz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Leiß
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