Leiyen Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Leiyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Leiyen (13) may also be a first name.
Leiyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leiyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leiyen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦ) is most common in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Leiyen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leiyen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Leiyen are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 20 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.
The last name Leiyen is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Leiyen is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leiyen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leiyen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦ | allyn | - |
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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 Leiyen
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