Leilah Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Leilah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Leilah (1,814) may also be a first name.
Leilah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leilah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leilah is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leilah.
How Common Is The Last Name Leilah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,281,391st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Leilah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leilah live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 86 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Leilah is also the 179,273rd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 1,814 people.
Leilah is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Not including Egypt Leilah occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Leilah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis