Lete Surname

104,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2451:106,22410,881
Spain7481:62,5035,651
Philippines4701:215,40033,506
France3771:176,18827,418
Papua New Guinea2601:31,3603,614
Belgium2161:53,2258,682
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Argentina2041:209,52717,283
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Ivory Coast921:250,7749,967
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Solomon Islands491:11,8372,134
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
India361:21,307,372304,812
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Benin231:449,37431,324
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Léte (1) & Lété (230) are calculated separately.

Lete (1,004) may also be a first name.

Lete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lete (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﺘﻪ, Hindi: लेटे, Marathi: लेटे, Oriya: େଲେଟ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant: Léte or Lété. Click here for further potential spellings of Lete.

How Common Is The Last Name Lete? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 104,230th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,617,657 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Lete are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lete is also the 253,918th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 1,004 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,245 people, or 1 in 106,224. In Indonesia Lete is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 84 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 8 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 3 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Lete is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Lete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lete has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lete last name increased 2,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Lete surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% registered with the party.

The amount Lete earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.27% less than the national average, earning $38,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.78% less than the national average, earning $33,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léte921/
Leite89514,653/
Leyte895,161/
Lette893,107/
Leete892,064/
Leste891,774/
Leute89809/
Leter89659/
Letey89544/
Loete89475/
Liete89314/
Letea89281/
Lethe89245/
Leate89167/
Letee8996/
Laete8945/
Letie8935/
Letje8918/
Letei8917/
Leteh8912/
Letet899/
Letes895/
Letez894/
Leteu893/
Ledte892/
Leíte891/
Leỉte891/
Lehte891/
L'Ete891/
Letge891/
Let86158,562/
Lété83230/
Lester8080,638/
Leites808,410/
Leiter806,712/
Letter801,322/
Lechte80628/
Leithe80538/
Leytes80466/
Leiste80400/
Leuthe80400/
Lethea80395/
Lether80366/
Liette80303/
Lettey80298/
Leitte80256/
Lethey80184/
Leijte80141/
Leyter80140/
Leathe80119/
Laetee80110/
Leytte80107/
Ledtje80105/
Lestes8098/
Leitez8050/
Leitet8049/
Lettes8043/
Leates8032/
Lejter8032/
Lleite8030/
Leuteu8029/
Leater8024/
Lested8021/
Leatee8015/
Lettep8014/
Leeter8013/
Lehtee8013/
Leatte8011/
Leteer8011/
Leythe808/
Ledter808/
Laette807/
Letteh806/
Leitie806/
Lettie805/
Loethe805/
Leteea805/
Leeste805/
Letheu804/
Lett'e804/
Leetee804/
Leuhte803/
Lethes803/
Hleite802/
Leiteh802/
Lethet802/
Lettea802/
Liethe802/
Leetet802/
Leethe802/
Lestet802/
Letest802/
Lehste802/
Leutie802/
Laehte802/
Lehteh802/
Loette801/
Llette801/
Lestei801/
Lesthe801/
Lestte801/
Lejthe801/
Ledtey801/
Lehtea801/
Hleter801/
Loetee801/
Lettee801/
Laeteh801/
Leitee801/
Lleyte801/
Leitei801/
Legyte801/
Lietei801/
Lethee801/
Letheh801/
Lestee801/
Lestey801/
Leytez801/
Leitej801/
Letesh801/
Hlethe801/
Lleste801/
Leitje801/
Leatep801/
Letess801/
Lettet801/
Leitey801/
Leutey800/
Lethie800/
Leette800/
Leitge800/
Lettei800/
Loehte800/
Leetie800/
Late7555,837/
Leta7532,451/
Lett7511,301/
Lote757,763/
Leti754,916/
Leth753,985/
Leet753,589/
Lite753,268/
Leed751,762/
Lyte751,268/
Leat75981/
Lets75891/
Leit75649/
Liet75639/
Lety75625/
Leht75474/
Lest75139/
Leyt75115/
Leut7577/
Läte7527/
Letý7514/
Letá7511/
Löte7510/
Ledt757/
Hlet755/
Llet754/
Lejt752/
Lget752/
Lhet752/
Ljte751/
Letj751/
Letd751/
Leister737,681/
Leather735,770/
Leither73371/
Letteer73328/
Lechter73306/
Laehtee73109/
Lesther7393/
Leathes7392/
Leaster7353/
Leether7352/
Leithes7346/
Leheste7345/
Leichte7345/
Leisted7333/
Leitter7330/
Leyster7328/
Lettiey7326/
Leester7324/
Lesster7322/
Letheea7316/
Leitess7315/
Leittes7313/
Leahtee7311/
Lestter7310/
Lettett735/
Leytthe735/
Lejchte734/
Lhaetee734/
Leathey733/
Lesterr733/
Lehetet733/
Llester732/
Hleiter732/
Leytter731/
Lesteer731/
Leiteah731/
Leithed731/
Leathed731/
Leazter731/
Leettee731/
Leihter731/
Leathea731/
Laheyte731/
L'Etter731/
Lethead731/
Lesstes731/
Lestead731/
Lesteah731/
Lettehy731/
Leyttes731/
Liedthe731/
Gliette731/
D'Leite731/
Hlester731/
Letehet731/
Lheatee731/
Laettee731/
Leathee731/
Leathet731/
Leattee731/
Leistes730/
Leatter730/
Leyhter730/
Leshter730/
Leysted730/
Leittee730/
Letay6729,348/
Leith679,313/
Leeds677,886/
Leist676,260/
Letts675,967/
Lateh675,351/
Lotee675,325/
Leath674,808/
Lotte674,680/
Latte674,210/
Letta673,881/
Lethi673,541/
Lehti672,471/
Liste672,071/
Letio671,805/
Leeth671,686/
Leichter671,524/
Hleta671,481/
Lesti671,330/
Letty671,300/
Lotey671,051/
Letch671,050/
Leita67883/
Leest67865/
Leithead67790/
Laite67782/
Liter67781/
Lieta67696/
Lites67665/
Lohte67661/
Latea67602/
Lytep67582/
Layte67567/
Lhote67516/
Letti67516/
Laate67450/
Latey67447/
Letii67438/
Letha67419/
Lethy67409/
Lieth67375/
Letaj67297/
Leiti67293/
Lleti67280/
Letai67275/
Leets67265/
Litte67251/
Leatt67220/
Litei67216/
Leathead67191/
Litet67190/
Letis67181/
Leuti67171/
Leuth67165/
Lecht67164/
Letyo67160/
Leeta67157/
Lytte67151/
Løite67141/
Laeti67137/
Lestz67123/
Letyi67113/
Latee67107/
Leaty6797/
Loite6797/
Loyte6789/
Lötte6789/
Lateș6788/
Liote6785/
Litep6783/
Least6775/
Leety6775/
Latei6775/
Letit6773/
Løyte6768/
Lited6768/
Luite6767/
Lätte6767/
Leyts6765/
Letoa6759/
Loteu6756/
Leity6752/
Letiz6751/
Leidt6747/
Liate6747/
Leata6747/
Leyth6746/
Leitt6746/
Litee6740/
Letui6740/
Letoy6739/
Letaa6737/
Leyta6733/
Leiszter6731/
Letté6731/
Lethé6730/
Hlets6730/
Letoi6728/
Gliet6726/
Loteh6726/
Leett6724/
Litea6723/
Liteu6723/
Lesht6722/
Lahte6722/
Leggitte6721/
Lotei6721/
Lateu6721/
Lehyt6720/
Liedt6719/
Ladte6718/
Leits6718/
Letiy6717/
Leyst6716/
Lotea6716/
Leistedt6715/
Löter6715/
Letth6715/
Letip6712/
Litez6711/
Lheti6711/
Letss6711/
Lyhte6710/
Lihte6710/
Letid678/
Letső678/
Leszt677/
Leitheit676/
Lejchter676/
Llett676/
Lheta675/
Lehst675/
Leijster675/
Lejta675/
Litey675/
Llets674/
Lleta674/
Leyti674/
Lesté674/
Letjs674/
Lletí674/
Leyty673/
Legyt673/
Liett673/
Loeti673/
Leytz673/
Letij673/
Lietj673/
Leats672/
Leegy672/
Letih672/
Lyteh672/
Hlate672/
Hleti672/
Leedd672/
Llate672/
Lyteu672/
Lletz671/
Llote671/
Leutt671/
Lhate671/
Letdz671/
Leesther671/
Hlyte671/
Leedt671/
Lieht671/
Léste671/
Lătea671/
Lőjte671/
Liteh671/
Lojte671/
Líter671/
Leiht671/
Lehty671/
Leisterh671/
Leitj671/
Leitp671/
L'Lester671/
Letht671/
Lethz671/
Lesst671/
Leyté671/
Lhöte671/
Llety671/
Leíta671/
Laehhtee671/
Lestt671/
Liety670/
Leichtte670/
Leuht670/
Leydt670/
Letsh670/
Leisster670/
Leedz670/
Letteist670/
Leethead670/
Leachter670/

Lete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lete in the Hindi language
लेटेlete-
Lete in the Oriya language
େଲେଟeleta56
େଲେତeleta44
Lete in the Marathi language
लेटेlete52
लेतेlete20
ळेटेlete8
लोेतेloete8
लोेटेloete8
लॅटेlete4
Lete in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﺘﻪallth50
ﻟﺔlt50

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