Leije Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Leije Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Leije (35) may also be a first name.
Leije Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leije Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leije (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﺞ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leije? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Leije is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Leije reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name globally, borne by 35 people.
It is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leije Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leije in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﺞ | lyj | 62.5 |
| ﻟﻴﺠﻪ | lyjh | 37.5 |
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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
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- 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 Leije
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