All over the world, Lees (Lies 
, Lees 
, 李斯 
) is a common unisex forename. The first name Lees is habitual in Belgium, where it is quite a common female name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom female name, and Indonesia, where it is quite a rare primarily female, but very seldom male name. Likewise, Lees is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Lies | Indonesia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Australia, United States |
| Lees | Belgium, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada |
| 李斯 | China |
| Лииз | Kyrgyzstan |
Lees is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lies Weemaes , character in Spoed.
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sir john lees, 1st baronet Irish black rod (b. 1737) |
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sir harcourt lees Irish activist, IE (b. 1776) |
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| townshend lees (born 1779) (b. 1779) |
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| lewis lees (born 1781) (b. 1781) |
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| cathcart lees (1811-1861) (b. 1811) |
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| sir john lees, 3rd bt. (1816-1892) (b. 1816) |
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| sir harcourt james lees, 4th bt. (1840-1917) (b. 1840) |
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| harcourt lees (1843-1938) (b. 1843) |
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| hastings rowley lees (1850-1883) (b. 1850) |
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| elliott lees British politician (b. 1860) |
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| hartley lees (born 1861) (b. 1861) |
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| sir arthur henry james lees, 5th bt. (1863-1949) (b. 1863) |
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| harrington lees clergy (b. 1870) |
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| sir jean marie ivor lees, 6th bt. (1875-1957) (b. 1875) |
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| harcourt edward lees (born 1884) (b. 1884) |
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