Lepp Surname

89,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lepp Surname User-submission:

Lepp is an Estonian surname, denoting a dweller by the alder tree (Cognate of Finnish leppa, via Proto-Baltic-Slavic leipa). Lepp is also a German surname of unknown meaning. There is a place named Lepp in the Rhineland (meaning also unknown).

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Lepp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1,5601:84720
United States1,0831:334,68030,245
Canada1,0211:36,0884,602
Germany7121:113,06913,919
Russia3231:446,20142,160
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Hungary1151:85,3598,498
Sweden801:123,0848,745
England631:884,41445,970
Finland531:103,71110,499
Kazakhstan401:442,06233,686
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Latvia111:186,36821,302
Norway91:571,36544,190
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
France71:9,488,960336,266
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

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

Lepp Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lepp is an Estonian surname, denoting a dweller by the alder tree (Cognate of Finnish leppa, via Proto-Baltic-Slavic leipa). Lepp is also a German surname of unknown meaning. There is a place named Lepp in the Rhineland (meaning also unknown).

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Lepp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lepp (Russian: Лепп) occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Lépp. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepp? popularity and diffusion

Lepp is the 89,274th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,355,570 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Lepp are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in Estonia, where it is carried by 1,560 people, or 1 in 847. Not including Estonia this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Lepp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lepp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lepp surname expanded 717 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lepp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Lepp are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lepp earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $57,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lépp921/
Leppe89662/
Leupp89539/
Leipp89286/
Lepps89150/
Liepp892/
Llepp891/
Leppz890/
Lep861,560/
Leippe80131/
Leyppe8011/
Leepps800/
Leappe800/
Lepe7521,034/
Lipp7516,353/
Liep759,669/
Leap753,217/
Leps751,807/
Leep751,277/
Leip75334/
Lypp7590/
Lepš7547/
Lejp7519/
Hlep7514/
Lepf7513/
Leph7511/
Lehp754/
Leup754/
Løep752/
Ledp752/
Lepő751/
Lesp750/
Leppová733/
Le677,542,572/
Lippe675,147/
Lipps674,846/
Leipe67345/
Lespe67321/
Leape67102/
Leipf6743/
Leeps6731/
Hleap6729/
Leips6724/
Lhept6720/
Lepfe6717/
Lippß6716/
Lepch6712/
Llepe679/
Leipz675/
Lieph674/
Leaph674/
Leepe674/
Lephe674/
Hlepe673/
Leype673/
Leapz673/
Leuph672/
Lezpe672/
Lepfh672/
Leeph672/
Leipt672/
Hleup671/
Leiph671/
Leasp671/
Leitp671/
Liepė671/
Lleps671/
Ledpe671/
Luipp670/
Leaps670/

Lepp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lepp in the Russian language
Леппlepp-

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