Leijers Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Leijers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Leijers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leijers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leijers is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leijers? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leijers is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leijers reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The surname Leijers is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. In Latvia Leijers is most prevalent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 67 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent live. Excluding Latvia it is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leijzers | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lejers | 92 | 3 | / |
| Leigers | 86 | 259 | / |
| Legiers | 86 | 22 | / |
| Leizers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lejears | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liers | 83 | 632 | / |
| Lierse | 77 | 171 | / |
| Ligers | 77 | 98 | / |
| Liersz | 77 | 40 | / |
| Lueers | 77 | 37 | / |
| Lecers | 77 | 9 | / |
| Lesers | 77 | 9 | / |
| Lizers | 77 | 7 | / |
| Leezrs | 77 | 7 | / |
| Legers | 77 | 6 | / |
| Leuers | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lajers | 77 | 2 | / |
| Legirs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leaers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lioers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Leicherse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liersch | 71 | 1,974 | / |
| Leugers | 71 | 860 | / |
| Liezers | 71 | 22 | / |
| Lesears | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ledgers | 71 | 7 | / |
| Leasers | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lahiers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Loehers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lichers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leseurs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lezears | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leyzers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lagiers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lesgers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legerse | 71 | 0 | / |
| Luisers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Liggers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lyers | 67 | 10 | / |
| Laers | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lajrs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Licherse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liersche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauziers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lizierse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleugers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Litchers | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Leijers
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