Surname Leest (Leest 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name Leest is habitual in Aruba, where it is quite a common surname, Netherlands, and Belgium, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Western Europe, particularly Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium.
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| Leest | Belgium, Netherlands, United States, Aruba, Germany |
| antonij van leest Flemish woodcutter and engraver, BE (b. 1545) |
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niek van leest Dutch painter and sculptor (1930-2012), NL (b. 1930) |
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| jacob leest NL (b. 1883) |
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| antoon van leest Dutch conductor and composer (1897-1970), NL (b. 1897) |
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| hilde leest German sculptor, DE (b. 1903) |
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| elisabeth van leest Dutch Righteous Among the Nations, NL (b. 1914) |
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| martinus van leest NL (b. 1905) |
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| jan van der leest NL (b. 1907) |
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| marten van der leest NL (b. 1923) |
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| reinder rienk van der leest Dutch writer, NL (b. 1933) |
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| rianne donders-de leest Dutch politician, NL (b. 1960) |
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| felieke van der leest Dutch goldsmith and jewelry designer, NL (b. 1968) |
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| birte leest German actress, DE (b. 1979) |
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| claudia van leest researcher |
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| anne van leest researcher |
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