Leini Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Leini Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Leini (598) may also be a first name.
Leini Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leini Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leini (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻨﻲ, Russian: Леини) is most common in Estonia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leini? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leini is the 1,518,885th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Leini occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Leini live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 31 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 341,904th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 598 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Estonia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 31,472. Excluding Estonia Leini occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.
Leini Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leini has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leini surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehini | 91 | 3 | / |
| Leoini | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leeioni | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lieni | 80 | 41 | / |
| Lyeni | 80 | 10 | / |
| Lyini | 80 | 10 | / |
| Leeni | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ljini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lehine | 73 | 23 | / |
| Lienni | 73 | 10 | / |
| Leaine | 73 | 8 | / |
| Liheni | 73 | 8 | / |
| Liesni | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lyemni | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lihini | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lyingi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Líðini | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leoine | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lehinh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leoina | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyenis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liingi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lienis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lieniz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Liyongi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Lejuine | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lienich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lihaini | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leeiner | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lehaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Läinich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyuine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyonai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehinez | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lieniey | 67 | 0 | / |
Leini Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leini in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﻨﻲ | lyny | - |
| Leini in the Russian language | ||
| Леини | leini | - |
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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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- 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 Leini
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