San Lee Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

San Lee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Lee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica1151:41,5661,039
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

San Lee (24) may also be a first name.

San Lee Last Name Facts

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

San Lee is more frequently found in Costa Rica than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name San Lee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of San Lee reside; 92 percent reside in Central America and 92 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. San Lee is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

San Lee is most commonly used in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 41,566. In Costa Rica it is most common in: Heredia Province, where 57 percent reside, Alajuela Province, where 17 percent reside and Guanacaste Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Costa Rica this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Lei861/
San Les861/
San Lez861/
San-Lee861/
San Li778/
San Hla714/
San Lai713/
San Lau712/
San Lui711/
San Lay711/
San Lou711/
San Luis677,649/
San Luiz674/
San Luís673/
San Lloyd631/
San-Luis538/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to San Lee
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