Lelei Surname
Approximately 9,354 people bear this surname
Lelei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,985 | 1:5,140 | 720 |
| Nigeria | 236 | 1:750,605 | 34,037 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| American Samoa | 17 | 1:3,280 | 753 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Lelei (692) may also be a first name.
Lelei Demographics
Average Lelei Salary in
United States
$33,404 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lelei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lelei (Oriya: େଲେଲଇ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lelei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 54,390th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 779,083 people. Lelei is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lelei are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lelei is also the 314,325th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 692 people.
Lelei is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,985 people, or 1 in 5,140. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 44 percent reside, Nandi County, where 21 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Lelei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lelei surname is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.
Lelei earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning $33,404 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lelei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lelei in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲେଲଇ | elela'i | - |
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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 Lelei
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