Lej Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Argentina

Lej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1701:4,512,149117,295
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Lej (129) may also be a first name.

Lej Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lej Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lej (Hindi: लेज, Marathi: लॅज, Oriya: େଲଜ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lej click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lej? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 953,750th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Lej reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 818,356th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 129 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 4,512,149. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 76 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 23 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 13 percent live and Spain, where 12 percent live.

Lej Last Name Statistics demography

Lej earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leja869,839/
Lejo86672/
Leji86550/
Leje86209/
Leij86204/
Lejp8619/
Llej8612/
Leaj868/
Lejá863/
Lejy862/
Lesj862/
Lejš861/
Liej861/
Lejj861/
Lezj861/
Ledj861/
Lejh861/
Lejx861/
Hlej861/
Le807,542,572/
Lj80314/
Leijs75560/
Lieja75336/
Lejot75194/
Lejap75118/
Lejop7593/
Leeja7593/
Leijh7550/
Lejed7538/
Lleja7536/
Lesjø7536/
Leeji7521/
Leije7518/
Leijd7517/
Lejoh7516/
Lejah7514/
Lieji7513/
Liejy7512/
Lliej7510/
Leejo758/
Lejdå758/
Lieje758/
Lejeh757/
Lejie755/
Lejee754/
Llejo753/
Hleja752/
Liejh752/
Lejio752/
Lleje752/
Lejoo751/
Lehja751/
Lehdj751/
Leiij751/
Lejch751/
Lheja751/
Lhedj751/
Loeje751/
Lejyz751/
Leeje750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lee672,280,266/
Let67158,562/
Lie6750,006/
Lea6747,342/
Ley6727,224/
Leu6724,043/
Lye6713,181/
Loe6711,155/
Les6710,374/
Lue678,902/
Leh678,408/
Lae676,071/
Lex675,318/
Laj674,685/
Ler673,129/
Led672,153/
Lep671,560/
Lle671,066/
Lec67594/
Lejaha67508/
Leš67395/
Hle67389/
Laheij67374/
Lez67308/
Loj67293/
Llejes67188/
Leß67160/
Løe67139/
Leş67106/
Lejowa67102/
Leș67101/
Lež6765/
Leț6744/
Lij6743/
Lejejs6733/
Lge6729/
Luj6724/
Lejová6721/
Løj6718/
Leś6717/
Leţ6714/
Lhe6713/
Hlj6713/
Llejas6712/
Lje6712/
Åle6710/
Lejaja679/
Leijdt678/
Leč677/
Ljj677/
Lejedt676/
Lejaya675/
Lée675/
Ljc675/
Ljd675/
Lhj675/
Lejcht674/
Llejis674/
Leihøj673/
Ljh673/
Ljp673/
Lheeja672/
Ljt672/
Ljx672/
Lejith671/
Leeaja671/
Lejaut671/
Lehedj671/
Lêe671/
Leį671/
Lejaud671/
Lejahe671/
Leejid671/
L'E671/
Leí671/
Leï671/
Leň671/
Liejie671/
Ðlejíe671/
Leejoo671/
Hleijh671/
Llj671/
Hleeji671/

Lej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lej in the Hindi language
लेजleja-
Lej in the Oriya language
େଲଜelaja-
Lej in the Marathi language
लॅजleja66.67
लेजleja33.33

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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 Lej
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