Lelex Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lelex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Lélex (1) are calculated separately.

Lelex Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelex occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Lélex. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelex? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Lelex are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Lelex is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Kalimantan, where 89 percent reside and North Sumatra, where 11 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lélex931/
Leleux914,216/
Lealex915/
Leleax912/
Leuleux831/
Leles806,031/
Lelek803,435/
Lelix8089/
Lelej8055/
Lelez8047/
Leleš8037/
Leleg8016/
Lelec807/
Lalex805/
Lolex802/
Lelax801/
Leulleux771/
Lelise733,865/
Leylek732,450/
Lelejs73282/
Lelesz73233/
Lelesh73136/
Leales7390/
Leleck7352/
Leleke7349/
Lieleg7339/
Leloix7314/
Lelese7313/
Lelekh7310/
Lelest7310/
Lelies737/
Lesles735/
Leeleg734/
Lelech734/
Lelice734/
Lielek733/
Leleiz733/
Lejlej733/
Leiles732/
Leleuk732/
Åleles732/
Lelhes731/
Lelegh731/
Leulek731/
Lieles731/
Leyles731/
Leeles731/
Leleus731/
Leslez731/
Leleas731/
Lealek731/
Lielec731/
Leleys730/
Lesleg730/
Lehles730/
Lealess6755/
Lelesch6740/
Leleghe6736/
Lielies6721/
Lielegg6718/
Leelike6715/
Lelisse679/
Lelegue678/
Leleque677/
Lesledj674/
Lessles672/
Lelaise671/
Lealice671/
Lelycke671/
Leliegh671/
Lettles671/
Leheles671/
Leleshe671/
Lelhese671/
Lehleke671/
Leelest671/
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
  • 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 Lelex
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