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 surname Leini (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻨﻲ, Russian: Леини) has its highest incidence in Estonia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leini? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leini is the 1,518,885th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is mostly found 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 frequently held first name on earth, borne by 598 people.
The surname Leini is most widely held in Estonia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 31,472. Other than Estonia Leini occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 23 percent live and Niger, where 8 percent live.
Leini Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leini has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leini last name declined 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
- 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 Leini
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