Lele Surname

19,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Lele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,8721:130,6318,378
DR Congo4,3371:17,0352,128
Indonesia4,1481:31,8833,752
Cameroon3,3451:6,209752
Nigeria1,7781:99,6306,785
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Kenya1,0111:45,6774,727
Romania7841:25,6103,247
Niger7041:27,2611,579
United States5021:722,03056,796
Ivory Coast4441:51,9623,161
Papua New Guinea4431:18,4061,852
Hungary3591:27,3433,032
Brazil3511:609,89822,713
Uganda3041:128,41911,921
Latvia3021:6,788943
Vietnam2861:323,9371,185
South Africa2831:191,44120,758
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Ukraine1941:234,65331,061
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
China1171:11,686,509705
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
United Arab Emirates1091:84,0587,655
France1061:626,62982,018
Benin1051:98,43411,231
Italy1001:611,56756,177
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Solomon Islands851:6,8241,035
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Australia611:442,55234,724
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England541:1,031,81650,675
Canada491:751,95159,756
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Greece341:325,87646,418
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Mauritania331:124,0877,273
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Congo111:453,55410,703
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Monaco71:5,295668
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Lelé (19), Lelê (15), Lelè (1), Lélé (60), Lêlê (3), Léle (2) & Lêle (1) are calculated separately.

Lele (13,748) may also be a first name.

Lele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lele (Georgian: ლელე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻞ, Hindi: लेले, Marathi: लेले, Oriya: େଲେଲ, Russian: Леле) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lelé, Lelê, Lelè, Lélé, Lêlê, Léle or Lêle. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lele? popularity and diffusion

Lele is the 19,067th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 252,759 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Lele live; 26 percent live in Central Africa and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lele is also the 49,269th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 13,748 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 5,872 people, or 1 in 130,631. In India Lele is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 88 percent reside, Gujarat, where 2 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in 110 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Lele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lele has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,564 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lele surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (83%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Lele are 12.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.59% less than the national average, earning R 86,532 per year; in United States they earn 21.49% more than the national average, earning $52,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.03% less than the national average, earning $36,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelé9219/
Lelê9215/
Lelè921/
Leleu8913,425/
Lelei899,354/
Leles896,031/
Leale891,455/
Lehle89913/
Lelie89797/
Lelea89744/
Lelet89707/
Leley89532/
Liele89377/
Leleh89319/
Leele89278/
Lesle89215/
Loele89136/
Lelee89100/
Hlele8997/
Lelep8981/
Leßle8980/
Leile8974/
Leule8961/
Lelej8955/
Lelez8947/
Leleš8937/
Leler8931/
Laele8920/
Lejle8911/
Leyle899/
Llele898/
Letle896/
Lelje895/
Leled895/
Lhele893/
Le'le891/
Lelhe891/
Lgele891/
Lelge890/
Lélé8360/
Lêlê833/
Léle832/
Lêle831/
Lesley806,355/
Hloele80842/
Hlaele80366/
Leisle80291/
Lelejs80282/
Letley80256/
Lelesz80233/
Leiler80231/
Leysle80218/
Lehleh80174/
Lessle80171/
Lesler80160/
Lelesh80136/
Leilei80100/
Leyley8092/
Leales8090/
Leuleu8065/
Lielie8060/
Lealea8053/
Leelee8047/
Leslee8045/
Leitle8039/
Hlehle8030/
Leille8028/
Lealie8024/
Leiley8021/
Leliea8016/
Leyler8015/
Loelie8014/
Lehler8013/
Leslei8012/
Letlet8012/
Lehlea8012/
Lettle8011/
Lelest8010/
Laeley808/
Lealer806/
L'Elie805/
Lesles805/
Leeled805/
Lelech804/
Hlelet804/
Leeleu804/
Leelea804/
Lealey803/
Lejlej803/
Leslea803/
Letler803/
Leleiz803/
Leeler802/
Lehley802/
Leleae802/
Leiles802/
Lealle802/
Åleles802/
Leelep802/
Leyles801/
Leeley801/
Leetle801/
Leylle801/
Leslez801/
Leslle801/
Lejlie801/
Leeles801/
Lehleu801/
Leulle801/
Laelee801/
Leleeh801/
Leleer801/
Lelehe801/
Lejler801/
L'Eleu801/
Lielea801/
Lieleu801/
Leilie801/
Leatle801/
Letlhe801/
Lhoele801/
Lhelhe801/
Lealee801/
Leleas801/
Lelhes801/
Leelei801/
Leytle800/
Leleys800/
Leylee800/
Leasle800/
Lehles800/
Lieley800/
Leal75551,238/
Lela7517,317/
Leul7514,999/
Leli754,948/
Lely753,699/
Leil75657/
Leyl75465/
Lelj7523/
Letl7520/
Lesl7510/
Leßl759/
Lelh759/
Lhel752/
Lessley73982/
Lessler73268/
Leesley73214/
Leasley73119/
Letelle73113/
Lettley7393/
Lettler7371/
Leisler7356/
Lealess7355/
Lelesch7340/
Leeleea7340/
Leselle7332/
Leillet7331/
Leysley7327/
Leale'a738/
Leelead738/
Leisley733/
Leahley733/
Lessles732/
Leysler732/
Leatley732/
Lecelle732/
Lesleey731/
Lesslee731/
Lettles731/
Lealhee731/
Leallee731/
Leaslet731/
Lehlieh731/
Hlesley731/
H'Leile731/
Leslley731/
Leelerh731/
Leleowa731/
Hleihle731/
Leheler731/
Leheles731/
Leleova731/
Leleová731/
Leheley731/
Lehleha731/
Leleith731/
Leillie731/
Leeleap731/
Leelest731/
Lealley730/
Leitler730/
Leattle730/
Leelerr730/
Leittle730/
Leilley730/
Leislee730/
Letller730/
Leila6712,670/
Leyla679,764/
Hlela678,015/
Lelis677,335/
Leali675,864/
Leela675,638/
Laeli674,356/
Leitl672,562/
Leili671,754/
Lelay671,212/
Leathley67929/
Lalee67847/
Lelii67828/
Lettl67653/
Lelya67607/
Lelia67570/
Lelio67458/
Lelaj67430/
Lesel67396/
Lechelle67354/
Lesli67251/
Lealy67232/
Lelit67230/
Liela67213/
Leala67208/
Hleli67184/
Leyli67169/
Litel67163/
Lleal67162/
Leloy67131/
L'Ely67127/
Leeli67120/
Lelyo67112/
Leuli67111/
Leely67105/
Lolee67104/
Lessl67100/
Leily6797/
Hleil6779/
Lealh6778/
Lelai6777/
Lelih6774/
Lilee6758/
Liely6756/
Lieli6752/
Leill6745/
Lesil6742/
Leßel6741/
Lejla6739/
Lelij6739/
Leloi6730/
Letel6724/
Lelaa6719/
Lehelley6716/
Leisl6715/
Lisel6713/
Lehsl6713/
Letilley6712/
Leïla6712/
Leslé6710/
Llela6710/
Leliz6710/
Leyly679/
Letellez678/
Leall677/
Leelh677/
Lecel676/
Leihl676/
Lylee676/
Lehli676/
Lehleich676/
Letli675/
Leluy674/
Leteller674/
Letil674/
Leluj674/
Loeli674/
Lésel674/
Hleal673/
L'Eli672/
Leliy672/
Lealt672/
Liejl672/
Lielh672/
Lleli671/
Lesleeth671/
Lethl671/
Leloj671/
Lehelehe671/
Lehly671/
Lehtl671/
Leysller671/
Lleul671/
Lehlé671/
Leald671/
L'Lesley671/
Lelid671/
Lelui671/
Hlely671/
Lelgi671/
Leloa671/
Lieyliey671/
Llgel671/
Lheelhed671/
Leasl671/
Lelyi671/
Lecil670/
Leyhl670/
Leull670/
Leittler670/
Lesslett670/
Lgell670/
Lesselle670/

Lele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lele in the Georgian language
ლელეlele-
Lele in the Hindi language
लेलेlele-
Lele in the Marathi language
लेलेlele98.77
लेळेlele0.5
ळेळेlele0.2
लेेलेleele0.07
लेलlela0.07
लेले़lele0.03
लाेळेlaele0.03
लॆलेlele0.03
लॅलेlele0.02
Lele in the Oriya language
େଲେଲelela92.59
େଲେଳelela7.41
Lele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻞll34.48
ﺍﻟﻞall27.59
ﻟﻼlla6.9
ﺍﻟﻠﻞalll6.9
ﻻﻝlal3.45
ﺍﻟﻼalla3.45
ﺃﻟﻞall3.45
ﻟﻠﻲlly3.45
ﺍﻟﻠـــﻞalll3.45
ﻟﻠﻪllh3.45
ﺍﻟﻠــــﻞalll3.45
Lele in the Russian language
Лелеlele-

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