Leeyi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Leeyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leeyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Leeyi Last Name Facts

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

Leeyi occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leeyi is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Leeyi live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Leeyi is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Arua District, where 50 percent reside and Luweero District, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeyio91101/
Leteyi911/
Lesseyi831/
Lehey8059/
Laeyi805/
Leeie803/
Lehei803/
Laeey802/
Leeye801/
Leaey801/
Leeay801/
Leeui801/
Leyui801/
Leayi801/
Leahey732,498/
Leehey73118/
Leseyo73113/
Leheis7363/
Leseya7329/
Leteya7312/
Leseye739/
Leehie736/
Leteyo736/
Leeyah736/
Letayi734/
Leeyeh734/
Leseio732/
Lleeye731/
Loheyi731/
Leceya731/
Leheye731/
Lejeay731/
Leheip731/
Leheji731/
Leeiyo731/
Leauey731/
Leteie731/
Leteio731/
Letoyi731/
Leyuyi731/
Leseia731/
Laehei731/
Leheya731/
Leheie731/
Leehoy731/
Laehey731/
Leuhey730/
Leeahy730/
Leehay730/
Loey67689/
Liey67204/
Leoi67170/
Leoe6777/
Leoy6772/
Letheyo6721/
Leaheey6713/
Letheya6713/
Lyie6712/
Laey679/
Licheyi673/
Lesheye672/
Lethayi671/
Lesheya671/
Laceyii671/
Leesiya671/
Leahehy671/
Leseyad671/
Hletyie671/
Leteyes671/
Leyieyo671/
Lyey671/
Lyij671/
Lgey671/
Lessoyi671/
Leesoie671/

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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 Leeyi
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