Lets Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4291:106,11415,165
Russia3001:480,41044,701
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Israel211:407,50632,346
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
India121:63,922,115578,870
England81:6,964,757184,742
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Lets (217) may also be a first name.

Lets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lets (Russian: Лец) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lets? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lets is the 395,841st most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. The surname Lets occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Lets live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Lets is also the 612,983rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 217 people.

The last name Lets is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 106,114. In Ukraine Lets is most prevalent in: Volyn Oblast, where 22 percent live, Poltava Oblast, where 13 percent live and Rivne Oblast, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 34 percent live and Botswana, where 3 percent live.

Lets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lets has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lets last name rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lets surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Lets are 4.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 42.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lets earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.34% less than the national average, earning R 167,916 per year and in United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letts895,967/
Leets89265/
Liets89195/
Leyts8965/
Hlets8930/
Leits8918/
Letse8918/
Letss8911/
Letső898/
Llets894/
Leats892/
Leuts891/
Letsh890/
Let86158,562/
Les8610,374/
Leites808,410/
Letsch802,638/
Leytes80466/
Liedts80135/
Leiths8053/
Lehtse8037/
Leates8032/
Leudts8017/
Leitås807/
Lettse807/
Letshe804/
Leists802/
Leaths801/
Leeths801/
Lieths801/
Leatts800/
Leitts800/
Leitsh800/
Lees7538,110/
Leis7514,460/
Lett7511,301/
Leys759,129/
Leus756,872/
Lete754,505/
Lesh754,349/
Leth753,985/
Less753,666/
Leet753,589/
Lies753,481/
Leas752,354/
Letz752,310/
Lese751,750/
Leat75981/
Leit75649/
Liet75639/
Lesz75506/
Leht75474/
Lits75429/
Lles75152/
Lest75139/
Leyt75115/
Leut7577/
Lehs7568/
Lyts7561/
Løes7551/
Hles7539/
Lejs7531/
Lexs7510/
Ledt757/
Leds755/
Hlet755/
Llet754/
Lejt752/
Lget752/
Lesj752/
Lhet752/
Leís751/
Leÿs751/
Ljts751/
Lhes751/
Letd751/
Lesp750/
Leitsch731,075/
Letsche73587/
Leutsch73237/
Lietsch73227/
Leathes7392/
Letzsch7376/
Leithes7346/
Leetsch7337/
Leitess7315/
Letsowa7315/
Leittes7313/
Letsova733/
Leitchs731/
Leyttes731/
Leatshe731/
Letchse730/
Le677,542,572/
Leite67514,653/
Lesch679,399/
Leith679,313/
Lietz678,794/
Leeds677,886/
Leese677,719/
Leist676,260/
Leyte675,161/
Leath674,808/
Leitz673,592/
Lette673,107/
Leiss672,225/
Leete672,064/
Leste671,774/
Lesse671,693/
Leeth671,686/
Leise671,442/
Liess671,226/
Leutz671,132/
Letch671,050/
Litts67946/
Leest67865/
Leetz67642/
Leush67592/
Leijs67560/
Luyts67405/
Lieth67375/
Leyds67339/
Leisz67339/
Lethe67245/
Leatt67220/
Leshe67212/
Loeys67186/
Leate67167/
Lesce67167/
Leuth67165/
Lecht67164/
Letze67148/
Lease67143/
Leyse67143/
Lestz67123/
Hlees67111/
Lesci67107/
Liehs67103/
Leusz6796/
Leihs6785/
Loits6782/
Leish6781/
Least6775/
Glies6775/
Leatz6770/
Glietsch6765/
Lecső6761/
Lehse6753/
Liesz6748/
Leidt6747/
Leyth6746/
Leitt6746/
Leitzsch6746/
Leess6741/
Leutzsch6739/
Lhies6737/
Lesjø6736/
Leids6734/
Leass6732/
Luits6731/
Leyss6729/
Gliet6726/
Hleis6725/
Leett6724/
Lesht6722/
Leics6722/
Lytts6721/
Lehyt6720/
Lieds6720/
Liedt6719/
Leysh6718/
Leyst6716/
Litse6716/
Letth6715/
Leesh6711/
Lleys6710/
Lexås678/
Leyhs678/
Llits677/
Leszt677/
Lietzsch677/
Lytse677/
Leads676/
Lihts676/
Llett676/
Lehst675/
Llesh675/
Lheis675/
Loyts675/
Hlyts675/
Leitsova675/
Lidts674/
Lettz673/
Leuss673/
Legyt673/
Liett673/
Lists673/
Leytz673/
Hlies673/
Lessø673/
Lless672/
Lessh672/
Liesh672/
Laits672/
Llese672/
Leshd672/
Ledte672/
Leash671/
Litsz671/
Lletz671/
Lleus671/
Llies671/
Leutt671/
Lescz671/
Letdz671/
Leasp671/
Ledds671/
Leggitts671/
Lehds671/
Hlles671/
Leedt671/
Lechs671/
Lieht671/
Leíte671/
Leỉte671/
Leiht671/
Leitp671/
Lee's671/
Legys671/
L'Ete671/
Liesė671/
Letht671/
Lethz671/
Lesst671/
Letrz671/
Leetc671/
Lleis671/
Hlese671/
Lecsh671/
Letshowa671/
Litds671/
Ljsts671/
Lhits671/
Lestt671/
Letce671/
Hless671/
Lyths670/
Leeys670/
Litsh670/
Leuht670/
Liecs670/
Ledse670/
Leydt670/
Lietc670/
Leehs670/
Leecs670/

Lets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lets in the Russian language
Лецlec-

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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 Lets
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