Leley Surname
Approximately 532 people bear this surname
Leley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 432 | 1:106,898 | 9,202 |
| Belarus | 31 | 1:306,486 | 34,064 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Leley (109) may also be a first name.
Leley Demographics
Average Leley Salary in
United States
$51,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leley (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻠﻴﻪ, Russian: Лелей) occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leley? popularity and diffusion
Leley is the 587,571st most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Leley are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Leley is also the 900,062nd most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 109 people.
Leley is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 106,898. In Kenya Leley is most common in: Nandi County, where 43 percent live, Kericho County, where 23 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 22 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Leley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Leley last name decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Leley last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Leley earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leley in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻠﻴﻪ | llyh | 25 |
| ﻟﻠﻲ | lly | 25 |
| ﻟﻌﻞ | ll | 25 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 25 |
| Leley in the Russian language | ||
| Лелей | lelej | - |
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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 Leley
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