Leleya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Leleya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Leleya (17) may also be a first name.
Leleya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leleya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leleya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻠﻲ, Russian: Лелея) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leleya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Leleya live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Leleya is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name globally, held by 17 people.
Leleya is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leleya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leleya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻌﻠﻲ | lly | - |
| Leleya in the Russian language | ||
| Лелея | lelea | - |
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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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- 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 Leleya
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