de Leija Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

de Leija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Leija Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico8111:153,0534,685
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

de Leija Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Leija Come From? nationality or country of origin

de Leija occurs most in Mexico. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Leija? popularity and diffusion

It is the 424,982nd most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. The last name de Leija is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of de Leija reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 811 people, or 1 in 153,053. In Mexico de Leija is mostly found in: Tamaulipas, where 61 percent live, Chiapas, where 22 percent live and Nuevo León, where 6 percent live. Outside of Mexico this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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de Leao802,227/
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de Lizza7525/
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de Leusa758/
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de Leo719,120/
de Lao71248/
de Lie71193/
de Loijer7144/
da Lea712/
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de Laet674,312/
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de Leye67178/
de Lizo67172/
de Lasa67167/
de Leos67146/
de Looijer6765/
de Laho6726/
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da Liza6719/
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de Leso6712/
de Lowe6712/
de Laoz6710/
de Leão678/
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de Laso674/
de Laca674/
de Laos673/
de Lezo673/
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de Lier672/
di Liao672/
de La'o672/
de Lico671/
da Lisa671/
da Leao671/
de Lião671/
de Leâo671/
de Loiseau671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Leija
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