Lelege Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lelege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lelege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lelege is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lelege.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelege? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Lelege is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Lelege are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Lelege is mostly concentrated in: Bougainville, where 50 percent are found and West New Britain, where 50 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leliege9270/
Leleghe9236/
Lheledge861/
Lelegi83133/
Lelega8348/
Lelese8313/
Lelage836/
Lalege834/
Leleje832/
Leleze831/
Lilege831/
Lelegha7725/
Lalegge7716/
Leledje779/
Lelegit776/
Lehlage775/
Laelage771/
Lelogey771/
Lgelige771/
Lelhese771/
Lelesie771/
L'Eloge771/
Lelegoa771/
Leliger770/
Lelise673,865/
Leleji67786/
Lalage67718/
Lolage67459/
Laloge67415/
Lelezi67203/
Lelesi67154/
Lalige6720/
Leleci677/
Leleza675/
Lolegi674/
Lelagi674/
Lelice674/
Lelogi672/
Lilage672/
Leliga672/
Leligi672/
Lelezy671/
Lelize671/
Lologe671/
Hlehlekhe671/
Lelesy670/

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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
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  • 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 Lelege
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