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.

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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 is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

de Leija is the 424,982nd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of de Leija live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 811 people, or 1 in 153,053. In Mexico de Leija is primarily concentrated in: Tamaulipas, where 61 percent reside, Chiapas, where 22 percent reside and Nuevo León, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Mexico this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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 Lea8621/
de Leijer82297/
de Leao802,227/
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de Lica807/
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de Lejarza782/
de Luisa75296/
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de Lejos7555/
de Lizza7525/
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de Leusa758/
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de Loiza755/
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de Luehi751/
de Leo719,120/
de Lao71248/
de Lie71193/
de Loijer7144/
da Lea712/
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de Laet674,312/
de Liso67699/
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de Laza67217/
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/
de Loey677/
de Laso674/
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de Laos673/
de Lezo673/
de Laco673/
de Lier672/
di Liao672/
de La'o672/
de Lico671/
da Lisa671/
da Leao671/
de Lião671/
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de Loiseau671/
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de Liet671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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