Leps Surname

224,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Leps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8911:90,35411,367
Russia4931:292,33930,112
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Belarus521:182,71323,870
Canada401:921,14070,350
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Guyana141:54,4444,775
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England111:5,065,278148,650
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
France61:11,070,454349,096
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Lepš (47) are calculated separately.

Leps (60) may also be a first name.

Leps Last Name Facts

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

Leps (Russian: Лепс) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lepš. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leps? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 224,999th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,032,953 people. The surname Leps occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Leps are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Leps is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 60 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 891 people, or 1 in 90,354. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 55 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 7 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Leps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leps last name increased 439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Leps last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Leps last name are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leps earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 507.08% more than the national average, earning R 1,442,650 per year; in United States they earn 4.98% more than the national average, earning $45,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.35% more than the national average, earning $71,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lepš9247/
Lepse89158/
Lepps89150/
Loeps8936/
Leeps8931/
Leips8924/
Lieps8923/
Lleps891/
Lepsc891/
Leaps890/
Lep861,560/
Lepsch80470/
Lepsøe80127/
Leipst807/
Lepshe802/
Leapes801/
Leepes801/
Leipss800/
Leepps800/
Lepe7521,034/
Liep759,669/
Lips757,882/
Lepp755,376/
Leap753,217/
Lops752,237/
Leep751,277/
Laps75649/
Leip75334/
Lyps75116/
Lebs7583/
Lõps7523/
Levs7520/
Lejp7519/
Hlep7514/
Lepf7513/
Leph7511/
Löps759/
Lesb755/
Leup754/
Lehp754/
Løep752/
Ledp752/
Lepő751/
Lepx751/
Lesp750/
Lepsche7326/
Liepsch7313/
Lepsova736/
Leappes733/
Laepsch731/
Lephsch731/
Lepshch731/
Leipsch730/
Lipps674,846/
Leppe67662/
Liebs67608/
Leupp67539/
Loebs67531/
Leipe67345/
Lespe67321/
Leipp67286/
Lypps67105/
Leape67102/
Lipsz6788/
Lipse6774/
Loepz6770/
Lapps6747/
Leipf6743/
Lepshova6733/
Lipsh6731/
Leibs6731/
Hleap6729/
Lhept6720/
Levsh6719/
Lepfe6717/
Lhips6713/
Lepch6712/
Lypes6712/
Lapss6710/
Llepe679/
Lypst678/
Lapsz677/
Leipz675/
Lopps675/
Hlebs674/
Lopsh674/
Leaph674/
Lieph674/
Leepe674/
Lephe674/
Lipsø674/
Leapz673/
Leype673/
Llops673/
Laaps673/
Hlepe673/
Leeph672/
Lepfh672/
Leivs672/
Lipss672/
Liepp672/
Leuph672/
Lipst672/
Lezpe672/
Leipt672/
Lypsh672/
Leiph671/
Lypse671/
Litps671/
Llepp671/
Liepz671/
Leasp671/
Leebs671/
Leevs671/
Lehbs671/
Lapsh671/
Lopsz671/
Leitp671/
Liepė671/
Lipsj671/
Ledpe671/
Liphs671/
Laepz671/
Hleup671/
Leabs670/
Laphs670/
Leppz670/

Leps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leps in the Russian language
Лепсleps-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leps
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