Leles Surname
Approximately 6,031 people bear this surname
Leles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5,559 | 1:38,510 | 1,583 |
| Belarus | 129 | 1:73,652 | 11,941 |
| Indonesia | 85 | 1:1,555,873 | 103,724 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Greece | 47 | 1:235,740 | 36,293 |
| Ukraine | 32 | 1:1,422,584 | 115,871 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Leleš (37), Léles (3) & Lèlès (1) are calculated separately.
Leles (1,351) may also be a first name.
Leles Demographics
Leles Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Leles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leles (Russian: Лелес) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Leleš, Léles or Lèlès. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leles.
How Common Is The Last Name Leles? popularity and diffusion
It is the 80,688th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,208,348 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Leles are found; 92 percent are found in South America and 92 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 213,454th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,351 people.
The last name Leles is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 5,559 people, or 1 in 38,510. In Brazil Leles is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 44 percent reside, São Paulo, where 14 percent reside and Goiás, where 10 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
Leles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leles last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Leles surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Leles surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.
Leles earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,770 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leles Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leles in the Russian language | ||
| Лелес | leles | - |
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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 Leles
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