Leta Surname

17,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Leta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia20,6051:4,734764
DR Congo6,0751:12,1611,512
Indonesia8291:159,52915,565
Ukraine5661:80,42911,491
Romania4931:40,7265,182
Italy4751:128,75120,894
India4331:1,771,51463,254
South Africa4231:128,08015,034
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Russia3191:451,79642,604
Dominican Republic2391:43,6522,309
Solomon Islands2341:2,479230
Argentina2121:201,62016,703
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Zimbabwe1721:89,75712,918
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Uganda1311:298,01020,747
Papua New Guinea1061:76,92210,108
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Ecuador491:324,6099,222
Albania451:64,7577,655
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belgium341:338,13737,845
France281:2,372,240182,981
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Congo151:332,6069,246
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
England51:11,143,612252,590
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Letá (11) & Léta (2) are calculated separately.

Leta (119,282) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letá9211/
Léta922/
Letay8929,348/
Letta893,881/
Leuta892,443/
Lesta891,849/
Hleta891,481/
Leita89883/
Lieta89696/
Letha89419/
Laeta89303/
Letaj89297/
Letea89281/
Loeta89277/
Letai89275/
Letas89259/
Letau89206/
Leeta89157/
Letat8996/
Letoa8959/
Letah8950/
Letap8947/
Leata8947/
Letaa8937/
Leyta8933/
Lheta895/
Lehta895/
Lejta895/
Lleta894/
Letad892/
Letaš891/
Leíta891/
Lettau802,548/
Letaya80691/
Lietta80397/
Lethea80395/
Lethai80225/
Lietha80208/
Lettas80179/
Lestas80170/
Letaut8094/
Llesta8088/
Leshta8084/
Lestat8073/
Letaha8063/
Letoha8055/
Leatha8040/
Hletha8036/
Leitha8031/
Lettat8028/
Laetta8023/
Letioa8022/
Letaux8022/
Lestau8016/
Lestai8014/
Leitas8014/
Lestad8012/
Lechta8012/
Leszta8011/
Leutta8011/
Hletta8011/
Leitoa8010/
Leetha809/
Letaud809/
Lestha808/
Lejtas808/
Leitai806/
Lethas806/
Loetta805/
Leitad805/
Leteea805/
Loetai805/
Lettah804/
Lettad804/
Laetai804/
Lletha804/
Leitay804/
Lethoa803/
Letaay803/
Leitau803/
Letast803/
Leatoa802/
Letays802/
Lethau802/
Lettea802/
Letach802/
Letaja802/
Lethay802/
Lejsta802/
Lettai802/
L'Etat802/
Leytas801/
Letash801/
Leatta801/
Loetha801/
Leytai801/
Letauy801/
Lethap801/
Leetta801/
Lehtea801/
Leista801/
Hlehta801/
Leetai801/
L'Etau801/
Leutau801/
Lestaz801/
Leta'a801/
Letais801/
Liaeta801/
Lleeta801/
Leytah801/
Lestap800/
Leitta800/
Lata75339,705/
Lita7519,378/
Leto7516,242/
Lota7515,483/
Leti754,916/
Lete754,505/
Lety75625/
Lyta75264/
Letý7514/
Letj751/
Ljta751/
Lethaha73411/
Leistad73377/
Lethuoa73188/
Lethaus73169/
Lieteau73124/
Leathay7324/
Letheea7316/
Lethach7315/
Lethgau7315/
Leytash739/
Lethooa734/
Leiteau733/
Lettaha733/
Leteaux732/
Lestach732/
Lethaya732/
Leystah731/
Leitach731/
Leiteah731/
Leithai731/
Glietta731/
Leitass731/
Leathea731/
Leuttau731/
Lethaud731/
Lethead731/
Lestead731/
Lesteah731/
Llestas731/
Lethahe731/
Leettha731/
Lestash730/
Leite67514,653/
Latha6740,457/
Latta6714,011/
Lehto6712,580/
Lista6711,057/
Lotha676,352/
Leyte675,161/
Laita674,530/
Leito673,547/
Lethi673,541/
Lette673,107/
Litta672,824/
Loeto672,754/
Lotta672,742/
Lehti672,471/
Leeto672,324/
Litau672,065/
Leete672,064/
Letio671,805/
Leste671,774/
Lieto671,770/
Letto671,494/
Lesti671,330/
Letty671,300/
Llata671,173/
Loita671,058/
Letho671,053/
Lotay67955/
Leute67809/
Leithead67790/
Litha67710/
Lhota67703/
Letou67685/
Leter67659/
Letot67649/
Liata67633/
Latea67602/
Liota67565/
Letey67544/
Letti67516/
Latai67449/
Letii67438/
Lethy67409/
Leyto67367/
Latay67358/
Litas67355/
Létai67326/
Liete67314/
Leiti67293/
Lesto67284/
Lleti67280/
Lotai67272/
Lethe67245/
Leathead67191/
Litet67190/
Latah67184/
Letis67181/
Leuti67171/
Leate67167/
Letoo67164/
Letyo67160/
Letos67157/
Laata67154/
Litaj67154/
Litai67135/
Luita67129/
Leuto67120/
Letoh67119/
Latau67118/
Letyi67113/
Leaty6797/
Letee6796/
Lyota6790/
Lajta6780/
Laeto6777/
Leety6775/
Letit6773/
Litay6770/
Litah6760/
Lytas6759/
Letod6755/
Leithaus6754/
Létay6753/
Leity6752/
Lytau6752/
Letiz6751/
Lahta6750/
Lataa6748/
Letoš6748/
Letui6740/
Letoy6739/
Lotaa6738/
Letie6735/
Lotah6731/
Letté6731/
Litad6730/
Loetthai6730/
Lethé6730/
Letoi6728/
Litap6728/
Layta6727/
Hlyta6724/
Litea6723/
Lotau6721/
Hlota6720/
Letje6718/
Letiy6717/
Letei6717/
Lotea6716/
Leethaus6715/
Litat6714/
Lytai6714/
Loyta6713/
Letip6712/
Lotaj6712/
Leteh6712/
Lheti6711/
Lhata6711/
Letet679/
Hlata679/
Lytaj679/
Letid678/
Lohta677/
Llita676/
Lytha675/
Letes675/
Lytta675/
Letgo675/
Ladta675/
Letez674/
Leyti674/
Lesté674/
Letjs674/
Lletí674/
Lijta674/
Leyty673/
Leteu673/
Letij673/
Litoa673/
Leithadt673/
Lietj673/
Letih672/
Litaa672/
Letuo672/
Lejto672/
Hleti672/
Lhita672/
Ledte672/
Litga671/
Leíte671/
Leỉte671/
Lătea671/
Loïta671/
Lehte671/
Lehthaus671/
Lehty671/
Leitj671/
L'Ete671/
Letop671/
Letoz671/
Lesthaus671/
Letaňová671/
Leschtta671/
Lettó671/
Leyté671/
Llety671/
Llota671/
Letge671/
Lleto671/
Laedthai671/
Liety670/
Leethead670/

Leta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leta in the Georgian language
ლეტაleta-
Leta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﺘﻪallth-
Leta in the Hindi language
लेताleta76.09
लताlata19.57
लेटाleta4.35
Leta in the Oriya language
େଲତelata71.62
େଲତାelata20.27
େଲଟାelata5.41
େଲଟelata1.35
େଲାତelata1.35
Leta in the Marathi language
लेताleta68.49
लेटाleta31.51
Leta in the Russian language
Летаleta-

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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 Leta
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