Letter Surname

289,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Letter Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller at a Hill-Side [Gaelic and Irish leitir]

Letter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5001:724,91856,977
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Italy1151:531,79752,329
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Australia541:499,92037,885
Austria401:212,88626,249
England351:1,591,94567,242
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
France151:4,428,181244,602
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Letter (215) may also be a first name.

Letter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller at a Hill-Side [Gaelic and Irish leitir]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps from Letter, an estate near Lock Katrine in Scotland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Letter, an estate in Scotland, near Loch Katrine. Letter is found in other local names; as Letterkenny, in Ireland, co. Donegal; Letterkenny, U.S. Pennsylvania. There is also Letterston co. Pembroke, S. Wales.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Letter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Letter (Russian: Леттер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Letter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 289,833rd most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,512,516 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Letter live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Letter is also the 616,131st most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 215 people.

Letter is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 724,918. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 15 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 12 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States Letter exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Italy, where 9 percent are found.

Letter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Letter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Letter last name expanded 455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Letter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Letter last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Letter last name are 23.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Letter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning R 256,992 per year and in United States they earn 16.26% more than the national average, earning $50,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letteer92328/
Lettere92314/
Lettier92227/
Leitter9230/
Lestter9210/
Lettert922/
Leytter921/
Letteir921/
Leutter921/
L'Etter921/
Leatter920/
Laetter920/
Lette913,107/
Leter91659/
Lettherd8612/
Leittert862/
Lettierr861/
Leutteur860/
Letteere860/
Lester8380,638/
Lotter839,936/
Leiter836,712/
Latter833,902/
Lötter831,954/
Litter831,097/
Lettre83457/
Lether83366/
Liette83303/
Lettey83298/
Leitte83256/
Leuter83184/
Letier83160/
Leyter83140/
Leteur83113/
Leytte83107/
Lehter8369/
Lettes8343/
Lejter8332/
Letere8331/
Lytter8327/
Lieter8326/
Leater8324/
Lettep8314/
Leeter8313/
Leatte8311/
Leteer8311/
Loeter838/
Ledter838/
Letteh836/
Lettie835/
Laeter834/
Lett'e834/
Lettea832/
Llette831/
Lestte831/
Letear831/
Hleter831/
Lettee831/
Lõtter831/
Lettet831/
Leette830/
Lettei830/
Letger830/
Lete804,505/
Letterova801/
Leister777,681/
Leather775,770/
Lattier77716/
Lottier77446/
Leuther77399/
Leither77371/
Lechter77306/
Lethert77292/
Latteur77261/
Leitert77246/
Litteer77171/
Loether77162/
Leterre77160/
Lethier77147/
Lesther7793/
Leaster7753/
Lettire7752/
Leether7752/
Littier7748/
Littger7735/
Littere7734/
Leytier7731/
Leyster7728/
Lettiey7726/
Leester7724/
Lesster7722/
Leittes7713/
Leitier7712/
Lestere779/
Löttert779/
Latther777/
Leytere776/
Lettett775/
Leytthe775/
Lesterr773/
Latteer772/
Littert772/
Llester772/
Leitere772/
Hleiter772/
Letherd771/
Lotther771/
Litther771/
Liether771/
Lesteer771/
Leitger771/
Leazter771/
Latteir771/
Leettee771/
Glieter771/
Laatter771/
Listter771/
Loetier771/
Leihter771/
Leutier771/
Lesterp771/
Lestert771/
Lettehy771/
Leyttes771/
Gliette771/
Lesterd771/
Lesterz771/
Lletger771/
Hlester771/
Leattee771/
Laitter770/
Lattear770/
Leyhter770/
Leshter770/
Luitter770/
Leittee770/
Leite73514,653/
Leyte735,161/
Letta733,881/
Leete732,064/
Leste731,774/
Later731,585/
Loter731,391/
Letty731,300/
Leute73809/
Liter73781/
Lyter73726/
Letey73544/
Letti73516/
Liete73314/
Letea73281/
Litte73251/
Lethe73245/
Leate73167/
Lytte73151/
Letee7396/
Letit7373/
Lätte7367/
Letre7366/
Letie7335/
Letté7331/
Letje7318/
Letei7317/
Löter7315/
Leteh7312/
Letet739/
Letes735/
Letez734/
Leteu733/
Ledte732/
Leíte731/
Leỉte731/
Líter731/
Lehte731/
L'Ete731/
Letir731/
Letge731/
Leichter711,524/
Leuthier7177/
Leyterre7138/
Leatherd7136/
Laethier7136/
Leistert7132/
Leiszter7131/
Leathert7123/
Leggitte7121/
Lejchter716/
Leithert715/
Leijster715/
Laistter712/
Luystter711/
Leesther711/
Loittier711/
Leisterh711/
Leithier711/
L'Estere711/
L'Lester711/
Leichtte710/
Leisster710/
Letteist710/
Leasteir710/
Leachter710/
Lister6732,356/
Leites678,410/
Lather671,258/
Lother67986/
Lechte67628/
Laiter67564/
Lajter67545/
Leithe67538/
Lateur67504/
Layter67480/
Leytes67466/
Leiste67400/
Leuthe67400/
Lietta67397/
Lethea67395/
Lettis67337/
Latier67248/
Löther67243/
Littre67216/
Lethey67184/
Lateer67149/
Littee67141/
Leijte67141/
Lihter67127/
Leathe67119/
Laater67119/
Ledtje67105/
Leatti67101/
Lestes6798/
Letist6762/
Loiter6760/
Listte6756/
Liotte6751/
Leitez6750/
Leitet6749/
Litterová6742/
Lotier6740/
Läster6737/
Leates6732/
Lleite6730/
Lodter6730/
Lestir6729/
Leuteu6729/
Loyter6727/
Lither6726/
Laytte6726/
Littie6726/
Littge6725/
Littes6724/
Lyttge6722/
Leiterová6721/
Lested6721/
Litier6720/
Laitte6718/
Leatee6715/
Lehtee6713/
Lateir6712/
Lloter6712/
Loteer6711/
Hletta6711/
Littée679/
Letoit679/
Leythe678/
Lahter676/
Litger676/
Leitie676/
Leatty675/
Lottir675/
Leitre675/
Leytty675/
Luitte675/
Liater675/
Leteea675/
Leeste675/
Letheu674/
Leutti674/
Leetee674/
Leuhte673/
Lethes673/
Lizter673/
Loitte673/
Lettiz673/
Loterh673/
Luytte673/
Hlater673/
Lyther672/
Litterova672/
Leesteere672/
Lehterova672/
Lidter672/
Hleite672/
Leiteh672/
Lethet672/
Liethe672/
Leetet672/
Leethe672/
Litere672/
Lišter672/
Lestet672/
Letest672/
Lehste672/
Letirr672/
Lettai672/
Leutie672/
Lehteh672/
Leatta671/
Lottjr671/
Lestei671/
Lesthe671/
Letitt671/
Lejthe671/
Ledtey671/
Leetta671/
Lehtea671/
Glillette671/
Laetir671/
Leitee671/
Leitté671/
Lohter671/
Lleyte671/
Lioter671/
Lejtir671/
Leitei671/
Leiteirre671/
Legyte671/
Lijter671/
Lietei671/
Leteyrová671/
Lethee671/
Letheh671/
Lestee671/
Lestey671/
Lettio671/
Leytez671/
Leytre671/
Lhuittier671/
Leitej671/
Letesh671/
Hlethe671/
Lleste671/
Leitje671/
Littea671/
Lletti671/
Latehr671/
Leatep671/
Letess671/
Leitey671/
Leichther671/
Hlyter671/
Leutey670/
Leatheard670/
Lethie670/
Littey670/
Lyttie670/
Leitge670/
Latear670/
Leitta670/
Loytte670/
Litteu670/
Llater670/
Lyttes670/
Lattir670/
Luiter670/
Lithte670/
Leitty670/
Littei670/
Leetie670/
Lettit670/
Lietty670/

Letter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Letter in the Russian language
Леттерletter-

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