Lels Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Lels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia481:42,7096,498
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Lels (10) may also be a first name.

Lels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lels (Hindi: लेल्स, Russian: Лелс) occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Lels are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Lels is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

The surname Lels is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 42,709. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 81 percent reside, Latgale, where 17 percent reside and Semigallia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Latvia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Yemen, where 5 percent reside.

Lels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lels last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Lels earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.06% less than the national average, earning $35,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelsz8998/
Lells8934/
Liels898/
Luels896/
Lelst892/
Lelse892/
Lehls891/
Leels891/
Lelles80513/
Leells801/
Leslsz801/
Lils755/
Lhls752/
Lelx752/
Lyls750/
Lelz750/
Lelless7337/
Leheles731/
Loelsch731/
Lills679/
Lielz676/
Lelje675/
Liols674/
Lelch673/
Lelce672/
Lilse672/
Hlils672/
Leelless671/
Lilss671/
Lilhs671/
Luuls671/

Lels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lels in the Hindi language
लेल्सlelsa-
Lels in the Russian language
Лелсlels-

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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 Lels
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