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) is found most in Latvia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Lels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is primarily 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. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 10 people.

This surname is most widely held in Latvia, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 42,709. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 81 percent are found, Latgale, where 17 percent are found and Semigallia, where 2 percent are found. Beside Latvia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Yemen, where 5 percent are found.

Lels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lels surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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