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

The surname Leila (Arabic: ويلى, Georgian: ლეილა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻠﻰ, Hindi: लीला, Marathi: लैला, Oriya: େଲଇଲା, Russian: Лэила) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may appear in the variant forms: Leïla. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 41,259^th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 575,181 people. The 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 commonly used given name on earth, borne by 1,301,993 people.

It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,024 people, or 1 in 24,241. Beside Ethiopia this surname occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 16 percent live.

Leila Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leila has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leila last name rose 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 last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the 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.