Lel Surname

144,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Lel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,5421:93,46511,600
Kenya8471:54,5225,455
Turkey931:836,78940,393
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Ukraine631:722,58275,033
India591:13,001,108227,026
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Cambodia441:351,9813,707
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
England211:2,653,24194,788
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Lel (966) may also be a first name.

Lel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻞ, Hindi: लेल, Marathi: लेल, Oriya: େଲଲ, Russian: Лель) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,785th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,376,115 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Lel reside; 39 percent reside in North Asia and 39 percent reside in Slavic North Asia. Lel is also the 259,451st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 966 people.

The surname Lel is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 1,542 people, or 1 in 93,465. In Russia Lel is most common in: Altai Krai, where 65 percent reside, Omsk Oblast, where 4 percent reside and Moscow, where 4 percent reside. Barring Russia Lel occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Turkey, where 3 percent reside.

Lel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lel has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lel last name rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lel surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the political party.

Lel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.86% less than the national average, earning $36,307 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leul8614,999/
Luel864,372/
Lell862,976/
Leel862,372/
Lael86856/
Lehl86789/
Liel86446/
Loel86338/
Hlel8663/
Lelt8626/
Lesl8610/
Lelh869/
Leïl866/
Llel862/
Leld862/
Lhel862/
Lelp861/
Lelle751,171/
Liell75506/
Loell75160/
Luell75141/
Liehl7539/
Liuel7516/
Lloel7515/
Lluel7511/
Loehl7510/
Leelh757/
Legli754/
Luehl754/
Leell754/
Gliel754/
Leelt751/
H'Lel751/
Lelll751/
Leesl751/
Hloel751/
Hleel751/
Lleul751/
Lelhl751/
Laehl750/
Leull750/
Laell750/
Lil673,819/
Lelova6747/
Lluell6729/
Lyl6719/
Leglil6717/
Lhl6711/
Lelová676/
Llelle673/
Lelowa672/
Leheld672/
Lliell671/
Hloell671/
Lehgel671/
Löl671/
Leslle671/

Lel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lel in the Oriya language
େଲଲelala91.67
େଲଲ୍elal8.33
Lel in the Marathi language
लेलlela87.5
लॅलlela12.5
Lel in the Hindi language
लेलlela75
जेलjela25
Lel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻞll66.67
ﺍﻟﻞall33.33
Lel in the Russian language
Лельlel-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lel
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