Leleg Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Leleg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leleg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Leleg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leleg is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leleg.

How Common Is The Last Name Leleg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leleg is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Leleg occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Leleg are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Leleg is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent live and Centre Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Cameroon Leleg exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieleg9139/
Leeleg914/
Lelegh911/
Lesleg910/
Lielegg8318/
Lelegue838/
Leliegh831/
Lelek803,435/
Laleg801,495/
Lileg8033/
Lelex8013/
Lelec807/
Loleg802/
Lelig801/
Lelegova7713/
Lesleigh773/
Leylek732,450/
Laelek7354/
Leleck7352/
Leleke7349/
Lelekh7310/
Laaleg736/
Lealex735/
Lalleg733/
Lielek733/
Leleuk732/
Leleax732/
Lealek731/
Lielec731/
Leulek731/
Laileg731/
Lehlig731/
Lalegh731/
Leslig731/
Leilig730/
Leelike6715/
Leleque677/
Lehleke671/
Lelycke671/
Lesleik670/

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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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  • 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 Leleg
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