Leta Surname
Approximately 32,451 people bear this surname
Leta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 20,605 | 1:4,734 | 764 |
| DR Congo | 6,075 | 1:12,161 | 1,512 |
| Indonesia | 829 | 1:159,529 | 15,565 |
| Ukraine | 566 | 1:80,429 | 11,491 |
| Romania | 493 | 1:40,726 | 5,182 |
| Italy | 475 | 1:128,751 | 20,894 |
| India | 433 | 1:1,771,514 | 63,254 |
| South Africa | 423 | 1:128,080 | 15,034 |
| United States | 337 | 1:1,075,546 | 78,300 |
| Russia | 319 | 1:451,796 | 42,604 |
| Dominican Republic | 239 | 1:43,652 | 2,309 |
| Solomon Islands | 234 | 1:2,479 | 230 |
| Argentina | 212 | 1:201,620 | 16,703 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 172 | 1:89,757 | 12,918 |
| Brazil | 167 | 1:1,281,882 | 43,935 |
| Uganda | 131 | 1:298,010 | 20,747 |
| Papua New Guinea | 106 | 1:76,922 | 10,108 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Ecuador | 49 | 1:324,609 | 9,222 |
| Albania | 45 | 1:64,757 | 7,655 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Congo | 15 | 1:332,606 | 9,246 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Kosovo | 9 | 1:206,874 | 7,430 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Letá (11) & Léta (2) are calculated separately.
Leta (119,282) may also be a first name.
Leta Demographics
Average Leta Salary in
United States
$37,580 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leta (Georgian: ლეტა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﺘﻪ, Hindi: लेता, Marathi: लेता, Oriya: େଲତ, Russian: Лета) is most common in Ethiopia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Letá or Léta. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,100th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 224,571 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Leta are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 8,652nd most common forename in the world, borne by 119,282 people.
Leta is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 20,605 people, or 1 in 4,734. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in 69 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Leta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leta surname increased 11,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Leta last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Leta earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 26.22% less than the national average, earning 255,333 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning R 223,728 per year and in United States they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning $37,580 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leta in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეტა | leta | - |
| Leta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﺘﻪ | allth | - |
| Leta in the Hindi language | ||
| लेता | leta | 76.09 |
| लता | lata | 19.57 |
| लेटा | leta | 4.35 |
| Leta in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲତ | elata | 71.62 |
| େଲତା | elata | 20.27 |
| େଲଟା | elata | 5.41 |
| େଲଟ | elata | 1.35 |
| େଲାତ | elata | 1.35 |
| Leta in the Marathi language | ||
| लेता | leta | 68.49 |
| लेटा | leta | 31.51 |
| Leta in the Russian language | ||
| Лета | leta | - |
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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
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- 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 Leta
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