Lejoy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Lejoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lejoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Lejoy (93) may also be a first name.

Lejoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lejoy is most common in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lejoy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Lejoy live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 93 people.

The surname Lejoy is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Lejoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lejoy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lejoy surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Letjoy911/
Leujoy911/
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Lejy892/
Leejoye831/
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Leejo808/
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Lejyz801/
Leaoy800/
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Letjou7387/
Lejoux7380/
Leejay7366/
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Lejaye7333/
Lesoye7323/
Lejout7312/
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Legijo738/
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Hledjo731/
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Ledjoh731/
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Lecoyo731/
Lesoya731/
Leejoo731/
Lejuoa731/
Lizjoy731/
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Layjoy730/
Leahoy730/
Leacoy730/
Leye6733,173/
Leja679,839/
Leso676,134/
Lijo672,299/
Loye672,003/
Lezo671,369/
Luey67876/
Lesy67764/
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Lexy67463/
Louy67332/
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Leey6797/
Lijy6745/
Lexo6741/
Leuy6731/
Laey679/
Leaj678/
Ledjoux676/
Luej675/
Leejiya674/
Leechoy673/
Loej673/
Lejá673/
Leidjou673/
Ledjoue672/
Lekhoye672/
Lezjova671/
Laej671/
Ledjeyi671/
Leîdjou671/
Leïdjou671/
Liej671/
Lijoyha671/
Leisoyo671/
Lejj671/
Ledjoud671/
Lechoya671/
Loydjoy671/
Ljzy671/
Ljco671/
Ljho671/
Ljso671/
Lyey671/
Lezj671/
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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 Lejoy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis