Leah meaning | Last name Leah origin

Following is the meaning of Leah surname. Family name Leah is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Leah
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Uganda
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leah

Leah is used as a family name or surname in Uganda languages. Leah has 4 characters long in length.

Leah is common in Uganda country(ies).

Leah is ranked 56263 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leahs grew by 17.11027 per cent to 308 since 2000 and ranked 64559 after elevating 5077 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.21 80.99
Hispanic or Latino 20.13 10.27
Black 8.44 4.56
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.6 2.66

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Leah

How popular is Leah?

Leah is quite popular family name mostly used in Kenya while Moldova is ahead in terms of density. Around 8294 people have been found who wears Leah as their family name. Leah is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
464,493 Indonesia9
82,942 Zimbabwe8
6,072 China7
615,517 Russia6
114,007 Czech Republic4
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
381,097 Ukraine4
108,034 Italy3
9,097 Wales3
54,641 Sweden2
21,529 Singapore2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
40,256 Mexico2
65,594 Belgium2
91,784 Netherlands2
118,441 Germany2
7,941 Guatemala1
53,033 Nigeria1
29,046 Japan1
6,212 Jamaica1
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Immigrants to US

Mason John Leah from England aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in USA on January 15, 1849. 20 years old Bridget Leah, James Leah (22) Workman, Kennedy Leah, aged 18, Mary Leah, aged 16, are other Leah that migrated to US.

Celebrities having Leah surname

Rachelle Leah Model
William D. Leahy Senior officer
William D. Leahy Senior officer
Kevin Leahy Musical Artist
William D. Leahy Senior officer
Frank Leahy Football player
Caitlin Leahy Actor
Rachael Leahcar Singer
Cristen Leah Haynes Production Designer
Danial Leahy Politician
  • Giovanna Leah portrayed the central role of Jennifer in 2017 drama film LoveSexHate.
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