Lelanya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lelanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lelanya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lelanya (40) may also be a first name.

Lelanya Last Name Facts

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

Lelanya is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Lelanya are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 75 percent live and Lagos, where 25 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehlanya9332/
Lelania8615/
Lilanya861/
Lelonya861/
Lelanja861/
Lehlonya802/
Leilania801/
Lilania712/
Lihlonya671/
Lehlaneho6315/
Leislanio631/
Lelonia571/
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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 Lelanya
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