Letting Surname

117,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Letting Surname User-submission:

The surname Lettink is a variant of the name Lettinck, which was the name of a farm in Zelhem (Netherlands).

Letting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,7281:12,3871,545
Norway371:138,98117,684
Denmark361:156,79813,614
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England251:2,228,72284,230
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malta11:430,2723,380
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Letting (150) may also be a first name.

Letting Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Lettink is a variant of the name Lettinck, which was the name of a farm in Zelhem (Netherlands).

- Joost

Letting Last Name Facts

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

Letting is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Letting? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,602nd most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,861,918 people. Letting is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Letting reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Letting is also the 752,187th most frequent given name globally, held by 150 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 3,728 people, or 1 in 12,387. In Kenya Letting is most common in: Uasin Gishu County, where 49 percent reside, Nandi County, where 32 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Letting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Letting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Letting surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Letting Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Letting last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Letting earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning 437,436 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning $39,445 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leting921,620/
Lettin92185/
Lettng921/
Lettingue883/
Leiting86964/
Latting86470/
Lettink86249/
Lesting8692/
Leyting8676/
Litting8647/
Lätting8613/
Letieng8611/
Lotting8611/
Lytting867/
Letteng866/
Lettina866/
Leuting866/
Lettinn863/
Leeting862/
Lieting862/
Letin83694/
Leing83317/
Lettn831/
Leijting8062/
Lettinck8056/
Leasting8040/
Leetiong8012/
Leithing801/
Listting801/
Lestings801/
Leesting801/
Leething801/
Leathing800/
Lating771,420/
Letina771,415/
Lestin77912/
Lyting77627/
Lesing77584/
Letien77559/
Liting77410/
Letten77373/
Littin77316/
Leutin77231/
Lethin77213/
Letion77164/
Leteng77148/
Loting7777/
Lietin7769/
Letink7735/
Leytin7718/
Leßing7716/
Lehtin7713/
Lecing7712/
Hletin775/
Leitin773/
Hleing772/
Letihn772/
Letuin771/
Leings771/
Leetin771/
Lettim771/
Lestng770/
Leatin770/
Leingh770/
Loettaeng75194/
Leithtion751/
Leichting751/
Lein739,350/
Lessing716,168/
Leising711,855/
Lotieng711,298/
Listing71518/
Lethien71470/
Luiting71395/
Leesing71225/
Lotteng71134/
Leitten71133/
Leißing71117/
Leethin71100/
Leastin7167/
Littink7158/
Letteen7154/
Leetion7136/
Leutink7132/
Leetink7130/
Leysing7124/
Luyting7120/
Leistin7116/
Lydting7115/
Liottin7115/
Leytina7113/
Lathing7113/
Litiong7113/
Leiteng7113/
Leitina7112/
Lyating7110/
Latteng718/
Latieng718/
Laeteng717/
Leeteng717/
Leasing716/
Layting716/
Leetien716/
Leecing715/
Leitien712/
Lestink712/
Letinth712/
Lehsing712/
Littina712/
Leiceng712/
Leycing711/
Leisnng711/
Listtin711/
Leingue711/
Lijting711/
Letinck711/
Leyßing711/
Laiting711/
Lahting711/
Leiseng711/
Leithin710/
Leathin710/
Littien710/
Lehtion710/
Leung67409,913/
Laing6743,748/
Leang6740,279/
Lesin672,468/
Leine671,282/
Litin67996/
Loing67961/
Leten67833/
Luing67429/
Letim67320/
Lhing67224/
Leissing67220/
Leihsing67115/
Lessingh67100/
Luitingh6792/
Lytin6782/
Lecin6761/
Letyn6751/
Leijn6749/
Luijting6747/
Lesching6746/
Leiching6742/
Leyng6727/
Leihn6718/
Lestn6711/
Leitienė6711/
Llein679/
Leßin677/
Lheng675/
Letén675/
Leethien675/
Hlein674/
Letinova673/
Leicheng673/
Leytn673/
Leeching672/
Leind672/
Littn672/
Leesingh672/
Leyssing672/
Leetaeng672/
Leshsing671/
D'Lesing671/
Leassing671/
Leetn671/
Șleahtin671/
Lichting670/
Lhein670/
Leisn670/

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