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
Average Leina Salary in
United States
$74,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leina Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leina (Bengali: লেইনা, Georgian: ლეინა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻨﻪ, Hindi: लेइना, Russian: Леина) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Leiņa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leina? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 156,952nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,613,897 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Leina live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Leina is also the 102,850th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 4,481 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,887 people, or 1 in 24,473. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 48 percent live, Kajiado County, where 45 percent live and Bomet County, where 3 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and Lesotho, where 4 percent live.
Leina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leina has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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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