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Surname Leese (利斯 , リース , Leese ) , around the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Leese is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, Cyprus, and New Zealand, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany. Much less frequently, Leese is the forename as well as the last name.