Lejs Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Lejs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lejs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Lejš (1) are calculated separately.

Lejs Last Name Facts

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

Lejs is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Lejš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lejs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lejs is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Lejs live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 33 percent are found and Hesse, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 32 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lejš921/
Lejas89577/
Lejos89569/
Leijs89560/
Lejes8935/
Lejis8931/
Les8610,374/
Ljs869/
Llejes80188/
Lejejs8033/
Leijse8012/
Llejas8012/
Loejos805/
Llejis804/
Liejes802/
Lejast801/
Lejosh801/
Leejas801/
Loeijs801/
Lees7538,110/
Leis7514,460/
Leys759,129/
Leus756,872/
Lesh754,349/
Less753,666/
Lies753,481/
Leas752,354/
Loes751,769/
Lese751,750/
Lues751,037/
Lyes75963/
Laes75893/
Lets75891/
Lesz75506/
Lajs75159/
Lles75152/
Lest75139/
Lijs75109/
Lehs7568/
Løes7551/
Hles7539/
Lexs7510/
Lyjs756/
Leds755/
Lojs754/
Lesj752/
Leís751/
Leÿs751/
Lujs751/
Ljds751/
Ljhs751/
Ljjs751/
Ljsh751/
Ljsj751/
Ljts751/
Lhes751/
Lejx751/
Lesp750/
Leyes6713,198/
Lesch679,399/
Leeds677,886/
Lowes677,849/
Leese677,719/
Lawes676,296/
Leist676,260/
Letts675,967/
Lajos673,406/
Layes672,241/
Leiss672,225/
Lesse671,693/
Leise671,442/
Lajus671,242/
Liess671,226/
Lajas67915/
Leest67865/
Lojas67835/
Lajis67676/
Leush67592/
Luies67448/
Leyds67339/
Leisz67339/
Loess67274/
Leets67265/
Lajes67261/
Leshe67212/
Loeys67186/
Lesce67167/
Lease67143/
Leyse67143/
Luijs67134/
Hlees67111/
Liehs67103/
Leusz6796/
Leies6795/
Leius6788/
Leihs6785/
Leish6781/
Least6775/
Glies6775/
Leuse6773/
Leyts6765/
Leyos6765/
Lijas6762/
Laies6757/
Lehse6753/
Liesz6748/
Leuis6744/
Lajst6744/
Loues6742/
Leess6741/
Lhies6737/
Lesjø6736/
Lajsz6735/
Leids6734/
Loyes6732/
Leass6732/
Luehs6731/
Lijst6730/
Hlets6730/
Leyss6729/
Lujas6728/
Hleis6725/
Lesht6722/
Llaes6722/
Loies6720/
Leysh6718/
Leits6718/
Letse6718/
Leyst6716/
Laijs6716/
Loesh6715/
Leyas6715/
Lujes6715/
Laues6714/
Lehas6714/
Loehs6713/
Leesh6711/
Letss6711/
Liyes6710/
Lleys6710/
Laesh679/
Leias678/
Letső678/
Lexås678/
Leyhs678/
Lujis678/
Leszt677/
Leads676/
Lojos675/
Lehst675/
Llesh675/
Leuas675/
Leios675/
Lheis675/
Lojes674/
Llets674/
Lajús674/
Lijos674/
Leuss673/
Luyes673/
Hlies673/
Lessø673/
Lojsz673/
Luess672/
Leats672/
Lless672/
Leyus672/
Liies672/
Lyies672/
Lessh672/
Leues672/
Leust672/
Lejez672/
Liesh672/
L'Yes672/
Llese672/
Leyis672/
Lejox672/
Leiis672/
Leshd672/
Leash671/
Luezs671/
Liues671/
Lleus671/
Llies671/
Lejex671/
Leasp671/
Ledds671/
Lehds671/
Hlles671/
Leuts671/
Llyes671/
Loijs671/
Lejch671/
Lee's671/
Lijss671/
Liesė671/
Lesst671/
Liaes671/
Lleis671/
Hlese671/
Lyesh671/
Ljhhs671/
Lhyes671/
Lijes671/
Lestt671/
Leuys671/
Lejyz671/
Hless671/
Leeas670/
Leeys670/
Leahs670/
Lejasche670/
Ledse670/
Letsh670/
Leehs670/

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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 Lejs
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