Where Does The Last Name Leele Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Leele (Hindi: लीले) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leele? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 942,947^th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Leele are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Leele is also the 687,834^th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 176 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 91 percent reside, Osun, where 3 percent reside and Ondo, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Leele exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Botswana, where 18 percent reside.

Leele Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leele last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.