Leijs Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leijs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leijs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4781:35,3295,931
Belgium521:221,08928,230
Denmark81:705,58939,626
England81:6,964,757184,742
Norway71:734,61250,907
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Leijs Last Name Facts

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

Leijs is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leijs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 565,092nd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Leijs live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Leijs is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 35,329. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 52 percent live, South Holland, where 16 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 9 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Leijs Last Name Statistics demography

Leijs earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.45% less than the national average, earning 264,915 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leijse9112/
Loeijs911/
Leis8914,460/
Leij89204/
Lijs89109/
Lejs8931/
Leist806,260/
Leiss802,225/
Leise801,442/
Lejas80577/
Lejos80569/
Leisz80339/
Luijs80134/
Leies8095/
Leius8088/
Leihs8085/
Leish8081/
Lijas8062/
Leijh8050/
Leuis8044/
Lejes8035/
Leids8034/
Lejis8031/
Lijst8030/
Hleis8025/
Leits8018/
Leije8018/
Leijd8017/
Laijs8016/
Leias808/
Leios805/
Lheis805/
Lijos804/
Leyis802/
Leiis802/
Loijs801/
Leiij801/
Lijss801/
Lleis801/
Lijes801/
Lei753,739,001/
Lis7591,537/
Les7510,374/
Lej75274/
Lij7543/
Ljs759/
Leisch73789/
Laheij73374/
Leisse73290/
Llejes73188/
Looijs7383/
Leggis7365/
Leiths7353/
Leichs7348/
Leiszt7337/
Lejejs7333/
Lijesh7329/
Legies7327/
Hleiss7323/
Luijts7313/
Llejas7312/
Leeies7311/
Leihse7310/
Leijdt738/
Leidås737/
Leitås737/
Leishe736/
Loejos735/
Lijosh735/
Lleiss734/
Llejis734/
Leihøj733/
Llijes733/
Leiest732/
Leisht732/
Liejes732/
Leuiss731/
Leisze731/
Leijce731/
Glijhs731/
Lejast731/
Louijs731/
Lejosh731/
Leejas731/
Hleijh731/
Leitts730/
Hleise730/
Leidst730/
Leitsh730/
Luis67195,165/
Lees6738,110/
List6720,502/
Liss6710,385/
Lois6710,100/
Leja679,839/
Leys679,129/
Lija678,490/
Leus676,872/
Lais676,283/
Lias675,414/
Lesh674,349/
Less673,666/
Lies673,481/
Leas672,354/
Lijo672,299/
Lish672,282/
Loes671,769/
Lese671,750/
Leid671,469/
Leiß671,367/
Leitsch671,075/
Lues671,037/
Lyes67963/
Laes67893/
Lets67891/
Lejo67672/
Leit67649/
Lihs67605/
Liji67571/
Leji67550/
Lios67535/
Laij67525/
Lesz67506/
Leip67334/
Leih67321/
Leiz67289/
Leyi67284/
Leje67209/
Hlei67205/
Luij67203/
Leie67183/
Lajs67159/
Lles67152/
Lest67139/
Liaj67119/
Leia67115/
Lisz6796/
Leui6792/
Lehs6768/
Leiu6760/
Løes6751/
Lisø6745/
Leio6744/
Laheije6741/
Hles6739/
Loij6735/
Lije6733/
Llis6732/
Laheist6725/
Hlis6724/
Leii6721/
Lejp6719/
Leiš6714/
Lisd6713/
Llej6712/
Lijeesh6710/
Lexs6710/
Leaj678/
Lioj678/
Lhis677/
Lisp677/
Leisová676/
Leić676/
Looijse676/
Lyjs676/
Leds675/
Lisx674/
Leiy674/
Lóis674/
Lojs674/
Lejá673/
Leisova673/
Láis672/
Lhei672/
Lejy672/
Liås672/
Léis672/
Lesj672/
Llei672/
Lisc671/
Leische671/
Leitchs671/
Leís671/
Leiś671/
Lejš671/
Leggiss671/
Lehiash671/
L'Heiss671/
Lijò671/
Leÿs671/
Liej671/
Lisj671/
Lejj671/
Lujs671/
Liuj671/
Ljds671/
Ljhs671/
Ljjs671/
Ljsc671/
Ljsh671/
Ljsj671/
Ljts671/
Lezj671/
Lhes671/
Lidj671/
Lijt671/
Ledj671/
Lejh671/
Lejx671/
Hlej671/
Leichst670/
Lesp670/

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Footnotes

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