Leeja Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Leeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 77 | 1:917,381 | 143,219 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Leeja (1,178) may also be a first name.
Leeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leeja (Hindi: लेेजा, Oriya: ଲିଜା) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Leeja.
How Common Is The Last Name Leeja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leeja is the 1,931,261st most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Leeja are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 231,244th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 1,178 people.
This last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 917,381. In Thailand Leeja is most frequent in: Chiang Rai Province, where 49 percent reside, Bangkok, where 21 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 12 percent reside. Besides Thailand this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leeja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leeja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଜା | lija | 70 |
| େମେହର | emehara | 10 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 10 |
| ଲୀଜା | lija | 10 |
| Leeja in the Hindi language | ||
| लेेजा | leeja | 50 |
| लीजा | lija | 50 |
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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 Leeja
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