Leth Surname

115,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Leth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2,5001:2,258171
United States7321:495,16241,717
Sweden2301:42,8123,395
Norway1261:40,8125,820
Austria871:97,87914,223
France571:1,165,311123,217
Australia541:499,92037,885
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Greenland111:5,125525
India101:76,706,538639,611
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Leth (204) may also be a first name.

Leth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leth (Oriya: େଲଥ) is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,799th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,828,744 people. The last name Leth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Leth live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 633,892nd most common first name on earth It is held by 204 people.

The surname Leth is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 2,500 people, or 1 in 2,258. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 34 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 28 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent live. Besides Denmark Leth exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Leth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leth surname increased 2,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leth are 16.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Leth earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.53% less than the national average, earning 271,564 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.86% less than the national average, earning R 190,452 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.47% less than the national average, earning $42,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leith899,313/
Leath894,808/
Leeth891,686/
Letch891,050/
Lieth89375/
Lethe89245/
Leuth89165/
Leyth8946/
Letth8915/
Letht891/
Lethz891/
Letsh890/
Let86158,562/
Leitch8015,697/
Letsch802,638/
Leetch801,026/
Leithe80538/
Leatch80223/
Leathe80119/
Leiths8053/
Lestch8031/
Leytth8024/
Leythe808/
Leethe802/
Lesthe801/
Lejthe801/
Leaths801/
Leeths801/
Leitth801/
Lettch801/
Hlethe801/
Lleeth801/
Leitsh800/
Lleath800/
Lett7511,301/
Lete754,505/
Leet753,589/
Lyth751,872/
Leat75981/
Lets75891/
Lith75734/
Leit75649/
Liet75639/
Leht75474/
Lest75139/
Leyt75115/
Lehd7586/
Leut7577/
Läth7567/
Ledt757/
Hlet755/
Llet754/
Ledh752/
Lejt752/
Lget752/
Lhet752/
Letd751/
Leitsch731,075/
Leetsch7337/
Leytthe735/
Leithch731/
L'Heath731/
Lechtch731/
Letehet731/
Leite67514,653/
Leist676,260/
Letts675,967/
Leyte675,161/
Lette673,107/
Layth672,797/
Leete672,064/
Leste671,774/
Laith671,363/
Leest67865/
Leets67265/
Leatt67220/
Leate67167/
Lecht67164/
Lestz67123/
Lithe6792/
Least6775/
Loith6769/
Leyts6765/
Leidt6747/
Leitt6746/
Lyoth6737/
Hlets6730/
Gliet6726/
Leett6724/
Lesht6722/
Lehyt6720/
Liedt6719/
Lätth6719/
Leits6718/
Leyst6716/
Lästh6714/
Letss6711/
Letső678/
Leszt677/
Llett676/
Lehst675/
Llets674/
Legyt673/
Liett673/
Lidth673/
Leytz673/
Leats672/
Lyteh672/
Leshd672/
Ledte672/
Litht671/
Lletz671/
Lithp671/
Leutt671/
Letdz671/
Leddh671/
Lehds671/
Leidh671/
Leedt671/
Lieht671/
Leíte671/
Leỉte671/
Läthe671/
Leiht671/
Leithová671/
Leitp671/
L'Ete671/
Lesst671/
Letshowa671/
Lythz671/
Lestt671/
Lyths670/
Leuht670/
Leydt670/
Luith670/

Leth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leth in the Oriya language
େଲଥelatha-

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