Leini Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Leini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Finland311:177,31315,564
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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

Leini (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻨﻲ, Russian: Леини) occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leini? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,518,885th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Leini reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 31 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 341,904th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 598 people.

It is most widely held in Estonia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 31,472. Apart from Estonia it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.

Leini Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leini has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehini913/
Leoini911/
Leeioni836/
Lieni8041/
Lyeni8010/
Lyini8010/
Leeni806/
Ljini801/
Liini801/
Lehine7323/
Lienni7310/
Leaine738/
Liheni738/
Liesni736/
Lyemni735/
Lihini735/
Lyingi735/
Líðini734/
Leoine733/
Lehinh731/
Leoina731/
Lyenis731/
Liingi731/
Lienis731/
Lieniz730/
Liyongi6765/
Lejuine6713/
Lienich677/
Lihaini677/
Leeiner676/
Lehaine671/
Läinich671/
Leyuine671/
Liyonai671/
Lehinez670/
Lieniey670/

Leini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leini in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻴﻨﻲlyny-
Leini in the Russian language
Леиниleini-

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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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