Lelegi Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Lelegi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
Lelegi (44) may also be a first name.
Lelegi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelegi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lelegi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelegi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,551,568th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. Lelegi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Lelegi reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.
Lelegi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria Lelegi is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 84 percent are found, Rivers, where 14 percent are found and Delta, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lelegit | 92 | 6 | / |
| Leleji | 83 | 786 | / |
| Lelezi | 83 | 203 | / |
| Lelesi | 83 | 154 | / |
| Lelega | 83 | 48 | / |
| Lelege | 83 | 36 | / |
| Leleci | 83 | 7 | / |
| Lolegi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lelagi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lelogi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Leligi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lelesit | 77 | 1,453 | / |
| Hlelesi | 77 | 246 | / |
| Leslesi | 77 | 181 | / |
| Leliege | 77 | 70 | / |
| Leleghe | 77 | 36 | / |
| Lelegha | 77 | 25 | / |
| Lleleji | 77 | 21 | / |
| Leulagi | 77 | 16 | / |
| Leelesi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lelesie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lelesai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lelegoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leleizi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lealesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leligois | 71 | 82 | / |
| Hlehlesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lheledge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lelise | 67 | 3,865 | / |
| Leliza | 67 | 320 | / |
| Lalagi | 67 | 221 | / |
| Lolagi | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lelese | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lologi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Laligi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lelage | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leleza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lalege | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lelice | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loligi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liligi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leliga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leleje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lalogi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leleze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lelezy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lilege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lelize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lelesy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lelegi
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