Leya Forename
29,904th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 27,363 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia
Leya Forename Definition:
Leya is a given name of the Toka-leya tribe, meaning: one who keeps others out of trouble.
Read More About This ForenameLeya Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 93% | 8,703 | 1:8,483 | 912 |
| Zambia | - | 7,845 | 1:2,021 | 377 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3,954 | 1:10,358 | 1,038 |
| India | 82% | 847 | 1:1,434,331 | 83,537 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 845 | 1:18,253 | 2,047 |
| United States | 100% | 699 | 1:518,651 | 13,541 |
| Malawi | 100% | 571 | 1:29,969 | 2,356 |
| Russia | 100% | 556 | 1:259,413 | 3,540 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 550 | 1:289,930 | 13,006 |
| South Africa | 99% | 471 | 1:115,781 | 8,931 |
| Tanzania | 98% | 318 | 1:166,001 | 7,518 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88% | 255 | 1:31,970 | 3,188 |
| Indonesia | - | 190 | 1:1,357,704 | 77,438 |
| Brazil | 100% | 184 | 1:1,164,327 | 29,125 |
| Philippines | 98% | 139 | 1:762,658 | 22,501 |
| Niger | 77% | 98 | 1:195,755 | 5,585 |
| Nigeria | 98% | 84 | 1:2,113,861 | 41,695 |
| Cameroon | 96% | 83 | 1:260,368 | 10,231 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 78 | 1:394,698 | 7,244 |
| Burkina Faso | 52% | 66 | 1:278,477 | 11,312 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 60 | 1:295,781 | 5,550 |
| Kenya | 90% | 54 | 1:857,539 | 18,058 |
| Turkey | 98% | 54 | 1:1,440,772 | 12,019 |
| Benin | 100% | 53 | 1:199,544 | 9,504 |
| Senegal | 100% | 47 | 1:310,242 | 5,070 |
| Botswana | 100% | 42 | 1:52,011 | 4,968 |
| England | 100% | 34 | 1:1,635,380 | 22,533 |
| Canada | 100% | 30 | 1:1,104,446 | 21,208 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Ivory Coast | 86% | 26 | 1:887,536 | 27,283 |
| Belarus | 100% | 24 | 1:395,099 | 2,754 |
| Malaysia | 89% | 22 | 1:1,384,088 | 44,593 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 21 | 1:459,188 | 9,802 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 21 | 1:332,876 | 6,441 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Sweden | 100% | 17 | 1:579,877 | 14,075 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 16 | 1:1,887,618 | 33,763 |
| Spain | 100% | 15 | 1:3,101,998 | 13,742 |
| Thailand | 100% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| Germany | 100% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| Chile | 100% | 11 | 1:1,600,655 | 12,027 |
| Congo | 83% | 11 | 1:455,382 | 8,101 |
| Taiwan | 67% | 11 | 1:2,160,880 | 53,386 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| Peru | 100% | 10 | 1:3,179,145 | 27,401 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Ethiopia | - | 9 | 1:10,840,015 | 14,737 |
| France | 100% | 9 | 1:7,385,593 | 25,788 |
| Mali | 100% | 9 | 1:1,886,417 | 3,997 |
| Australia | - | 7 | 1:1,951,089 | 17,897 |
| Belgium | 100% | 7 | 1:1,641,434 | 16,483 |
| Israel | - | 7 | 1:1,200,417 | 15,461 |
| Mexico | 100% | 7 | 1:17,734,918 | 43,346 |
| Colombia | - | 6 | 1:7,963,154 | 36,949 |
| Moldova | - | 6 | 1:593,523 | 3,425 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Armenia | 100% | 5 | 1:583,751 | 6,330 |
| Haiti | - | 5 | 1:2,145,391 | 20,367 |
| Lebanon | - | 5 | 1:1,125,514 | 9,179 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 4 | 1:118,910 | 1,275 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 3 | 1:1,991,092 | 30,660 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
The alternate forms: Léya (18) & Lèya (1) are calculated separately.
Leya (22,791) may also be a surname.
Leya Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Leya is a given name of the Toka-leya tribe, meaning: one who keeps others out of trouble.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
User-submitted Reference
The name Leija (Leah, Leya) means 'kite' in Finnish.
- drake1Leya Forename Popularity
Leya Demographics
Leya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 45 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Leya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leya in the Russian language | ||
| Лея | lea | - |
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