Leely Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Leely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania931:44,0313,308
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
China21:683,660,78330,601
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Leely (166) may also be a first name.

Leely Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leely Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Leely (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻞ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leely.

How Common Is The Last Name Leely? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Leely live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 710,504th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 166 people.

The last name Leely is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 44,031. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 38 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 13 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Mauritania Leely is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 8 percent live and China, where 2 percent live.

Leely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leely last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Leely surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leelya91120/
Leeloy9164/
Leeley911/
Lely893,699/
Leesley83214/
Leealey831/
Leheley831/
Leela805,638/
Lelay801,212/
Laely80799/
Lelya80607/
Leley80532/
Leuly80392/
Leele80278/
Lealy80232/
Leloy80131/
L'Ely80127/
Leeli80120/
Lelyo80112/
Leily8097/
Liely8056/
Leyly809/
Leluy804/
Leliy802/
Lyely801/
Lehly801/
Luely801/
Hlely801/
Lelyi801/
Lehelley7716/
Lesselly771/
Lehellay771/
Leiheley770/
Lesley736,355/
Leyela733,865/
Lejoly73803/
Letley73256/
Lujely73213/
Leyliy73129/
Leyley7392/
Laelly7367/
Leyeli7355/
Leelee7347/
Loelly7346/
Lelych7339/
Leelaa7335/
Lejela7329/
Lelaya7324/
Leiley7321/
Leally7317/
Leelai7315/
Leylya7313/
Leilly7313/
Lehelä7310/
Lielly737/
Lehlay736/
Leeled735/
Leeleu734/
Leully734/
Leelia734/
Leelea734/
Leuele734/
Lielay734/
Lelhys734/
Lealey733/
Letlay733/
Lelytė733/
Lelays733/
Leslay733/
Leeler732/
Lehley732/
Luelay732/
Leyele732/
Leelep732/
Leetle731/
Lealhy731/
Lyelly731/
Luiely731/
Leslhy731/
Leahly731/
Lealoy731/
Leeles731/
Leelli731/
Leelui731/
Leeyla731/
Leiele731/
Leeale731/
Leeala731/
Leelis731/
Le'eli731/
Leulyo731/
Liyely731/
Leesli731/
Leelei731/
Lethly730/
Laelay730/
Leleys730/
Leusly730/
Leylly730/
Leehealey712/
Lele6728,832/
Lela6717,317/
Lily6714,621/
Leli674,948/
Lessley67982/
Letilly67407/
Leyiele67172/
Leasley67119/
Letelle67113/
Lettley6793/
Lowelya6748/
Leyaley6740/
Leeleea6740/
Leselle6732/
Leysley6727/
Lejolly6726/
Lelj6723/
Lelé6719/
Lély6719/
Lelê6715/
Leelead678/
Leisley673/
Leahley673/
Leealee672/
Leatley672/
Leuelle672/
Lecelle672/
Lehehla672/
Lelyuha672/
Lesleey671/
Lejella671/
Leelaja671/
Hlesley671/
Leslley671/
Leelerh671/
Layelay671/
Lehelli671/
Leyiela671/
Lojeeli671/
Leilloy671/
Leheler671/
Leheles671/
Leuilly671/
Lettloy671/
Lelè671/
Lielaya671/
Liyelly671/
Laileey671/
Layelly671/
Leallys671/
Leelaai671/
Leeyala671/
Leeleap671/
Leelest671/
Leusley670/
Leathly670/
Lealley670/
Leelerr670/
Leelich670/
Leilley670/
Luielly670/
Leyelle670/

Leely Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leely in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻌﻞll50
ﻟﻌﻠﻲlly38.24
ﺍﻋﻠﻲaly2.94
ﻟﻠﻌﻠﻲllly2.94
ﺍﻋﻞal2.94
ﻟﻠﻌﻞlll2.94

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leely
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