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

The last name Leila (Arabic: ويلى, Georgian: ლეილა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻠﻰ, Hindi: लीला, Marathi: लैला, Oriya: େଲଇଲା, Russian: Лэила) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Leïla. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 41,259^th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 575,181 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Leila live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 32 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 605^th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 1,301,993 people.

Leila is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,024 people, or 1 in 24,241. Not including Ethiopia it occurs in 92 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 16 percent live.

Leila Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Leila has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leila surname expanded 9,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leila Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (86%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Leila surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leila earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning $41,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.62% more than the national average, earning $66,388 CAD per year.