Leega Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Leega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Leega (13) may also be a first name.
Leega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leega is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Leega click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Leega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Leega live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Chadic Africa. Leega is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Leega is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 77 percent live, Centre Region, where 8 percent live and North Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Cameroon Leega occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 5 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
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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 Leega
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