Leina Surname
Approximately 2,788 people bear this surname
Leina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,887 | 1:24,473 | 2,769 |
| Tanzania | 199 | 1:266,038 | 21,128 |
| Lesotho | 123 | 1:16,525 | 3,562 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| India | 99 | 1:7,748,135 | 165,146 |
| Latvia | 80 | 1:25,626 | 3,910 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Solomon Islands | 42 | 1:13,810 | 2,567 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Greece | 34 | 1:325,876 | 46,418 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Leiņa (1) are calculated separately.
Leina (4,481) may also be a first name.
Leina Demographics
Leina Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Leina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leina (Bengali: লেইনা, Georgian: ლეინა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻨﻪ, Hindi: लेइना, Russian: Леина) is found most in Kenya. It can be found as: Leiņa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leina? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 156,952nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,613,897 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Leina reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 102,850th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 4,481 people.
Leina is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,887 people, or 1 in 24,473. In Kenya Leina is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 48 percent live, Kajiado County, where 45 percent live and Bomet County, where 3 percent live. Aside from Kenya Leina occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and Lesotho, where 4 percent live.
Leina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leina has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leina last name rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Leina earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.52% less than the national average, earning R 89,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 63.71% more than the national average, earning $37,165,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 73.67% more than the national average, earning $74,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leina in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეინა | leina | - |
| Leina in the Bengali language | ||
| লেইনা | le'ina | - |
| Leina in the Hindi language | ||
| लेइना | le'ina | - |
| Leina in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻨﻪ | allynh | 62.5 |
| ﻟﻴﻦ | lyn | 25 |
| ﻟﻴﻨﻪ | lynh | 12.5 |
| Leina in the Russian language | ||
| Леина | leina | - |
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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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- 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 Leina
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