Let Surname

3,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Let Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Let Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar112,2761:46377
India44,7431:17,1441,363
Romania3361:59,7567,249
Indonesia2881:459,19938,044
Papua New Guinea2011:40,5664,927
Cambodia1951:79,4212,199
Malaysia1501:196,62811,628
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
England151:3,714,537119,675
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Singapore131:423,66918,211
El Salvador131:487,9912,918
France121:5,535,227269,324
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Leț (44) & Leţ (14) are calculated separately.

Let (4,000) may also be a first name.

Let Last Name Facts

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

The surname Let (Hindi: लेट, Marathi: लेट, Oriya: େଲତ) is held by more people in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Leț or Leţ. For other potential spellings of Let click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Let? popularity and diffusion

The surname Let is the 3,536th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 45,960 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Let live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Burmo-Asia. Let is also the 110,418th most frequent first name globally It is held by 4,000 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Myanmar, where it is borne by 112,276 people, or 1 in 463. Apart from Myanmar it occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent live and Romania, where 0 percent live.

Let Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Let has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Let surname grew 162 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Let Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Let surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Let last name are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Let earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.46% less than the national average, earning R 46,428 per year and in United States they earn 27% less than the national average, earning $31,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leț8944/
Leţ8914/
Lett8611,301/
Lete864,505/
Leth863,985/
Leet863,589/
Leat86981/
Lets86891/
Leit86649/
Liet86639/
Leht86474/
Lest86139/
Leyt86115/
Leut8677/
Ledt867/
Hlet865/
Llet864/
Lejt862/
Lget862/
Lhet862/
Letd861/
Le807,542,572/
Leite75514,653/
Leith759,313/
Leist756,260/
Letts755,967/
Leyte755,161/
Leath754,808/
Lette753,107/
Leete752,064/
Leste751,774/
Leeth751,686/
Letch751,050/
Leest75865/
Lieth75375/
Leets75265/
Lethe75245/
Leatt75220/
Leate75167/
Leuth75165/
Lecht75164/
Lestz75123/
Least7575/
Leyts7565/
Leidt7547/
Leyth7546/
Leitt7546/
Hlets7530/
Gliet7526/
Leett7524/
Lesht7522/
Lehyt7520/
Liedt7519/
Leits7518/
Leyst7516/
Letth7515/
Letss7511/
Letső758/
Leszt757/
Llett756/
Lehst755/
Llets754/
Legyt753/
Liett753/
Leytz753/
Leats752/
Ledte752/
Lletz751/
Leutt751/
Letdz751/
Leedt751/
Lieht751/
Leíte751/
Leỉte751/
Leiht751/
Leitp751/
L'Ete751/
Letht751/
Lethz751/
Lesst751/
Lestt751/
Leuht750/
Leydt750/
Letsh750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lee672,280,266/
Lie6750,006/
Lea6747,342/
Ley6727,224/
Leu6724,043/
Leitch6715,697/
Les6710,374/
Leicht6710,110/
Leh678,408/
Lit673,489/
Ler673,129/
Letova672,921/
Letsch672,638/
Led672,153/
Lep671,560/
Lle671,066/
Leetch671,026/
Lechte67628/
Leithe67538/
Leiste67400/
Lyt67393/
Hle67389/
Lez67308/
Lej67274/
Leitte67256/
Leatch67223/
Gliedt67196/
Leß67160/
Leijte67141/
Løe67139/
Leathe67119/
Leytte67107/
Leş67106/
Leș67101/
Lescht6760/
Leiths6753/
Letová6746/
Leshtz6741/
Leiszt6737/
Lestch6731/
Lleite6730/
Lge6729/
Leggit6725/
Leytth6724/
Leś6717/
Lhe6713/
Lje6712/
Leatte6711/
Åle6710/
Leythe678/
Leijdt678/
Leitås677/
Leč677/
Lée675/
Letowa675/
Leeste675/
Lejcht674/
Lett'e674/
Hleite672/
Leisht672/
Leethe672/
Leists672/
Lehste672/
Ljt672/
Llecht671/
Llette671/
Lesthe671/
Lestte671/
Lejthe671/
Leaths671/
Leeths671/
Glilet671/
Lêe671/
Leį671/
Lleyte671/
Lehőtz671/
Leistz671/
Leitth671/
Leecht671/
L'E671/
Lettch671/
Leí671/
Leï671/
Leň671/
Hlethe671/
Lleste671/
Lleeth671/
Leette670/
Leidtz670/
Leatts670/
Leitts670/
Leittz670/
Leitsh670/
Lleath670/

Let Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Let in the Hindi language
लेटleta-
Let in the Oriya language
େଲତelata97.55
Let in the Marathi language
लेटleta73.68
लॅटleta10.53
लोेटloeta10.53
लेतleta5.26

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Footnotes

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