Leinyuy Surname
Approximately 756 people bear this surname
Leinyuy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 750 | 1:27,692 | 3,760 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Leinyuy (872) may also be a first name.
Leinyuy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leinyuy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leinyuy is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leinyuy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 449,900th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,639,611 people. The last name Leinyuy is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Leinyuy reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 275,516th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 872 people.
Leinyuy is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 750 people, or 1 in 27,692. In Cameroon Leinyuy is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 83 percent are found, Centre Region, where 7 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leimnyuy | 93 | 3 | / |
| Lenyuy | 92 | 89 | / |
| Linyuy | 92 | 3 | / |
| Leynyuy | 86 | 58 | / |
| Linyu | 83 | 375 | / |
| Lenyu | 83 | 46 | / |
| Leeynyuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Linyou | 77 | 569 | / |
| Lanyuy | 77 | 169 | / |
| Lenyud | 77 | 22 | / |
| Luenyu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Lianyu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Leiniu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lehnyu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lenyuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Linyus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lihnyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lenyou | 77 | 0 | / |
| Leinius | 71 | 127 | / |
| Leunyay | 71 | 22 | / |
| Lianyou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Leanyoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lannyuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leaneyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Linye | 67 | 594 | / |
| Linhu | 67 | 182 | / |
| Loinyeye | 67 | 118 | / |
| Lenhu | 67 | 106 | / |
| Linju | 67 | 93 | / |
| Lenju | 67 | 76 | / |
| Lenye | 67 | 69 | / |
| Lanyu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Leniu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Liniu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lenyó | 67 | 16 | / |
| Linyü | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lenhy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Leinyuy
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