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

Leely (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻞ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Leely click here.

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

The surname Leely is the 1,795,579^th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Leely is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Leely reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 710,504^th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 166 people.

It is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 44,031. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 38 percent are found, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 13 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and China, where 2 percent are found.

Leely Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leely has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leely Last Name Statistics ^demography

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