Leele Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Leele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 128 | 1:1,383,928 | 53,929 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Leele (176) may also be a first name.
Leele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leele (Hindi: लीले) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 942,947th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Leele live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 687,834th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 176 people.
The surname Leele is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 91 percent live, Osun, where 3 percent live and Ondo, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Botswana, where 18 percent live.
Leele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leele surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leele in the Hindi language | ||
| लीले | lile | - |
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Leele Reference & Research
Leal DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Leal FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Leele
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis