Lelor Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lelor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lelor Last Name Facts

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

Lelor (Russian: Лелор) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Lelor reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 38 percent are found, Ogun, where 38 percent are found and Osun, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Lelor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lelor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lelor surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leloir911,049/
Lelore91149/
Lelord9114/
Letlor913/
Leelor912/
Lelour912/
Lealor912/
Leslor911/
Lehlor911/
Leylor910/
Leloire83295/
Lelourd8343/
Leslore837/
Lehlour836/
Lelorre832/
Letlore831/
Leloure830/
Lalor805,960/
Lolor80492/
Lelar8035/
Lilor807/
Leeloure770/
Leliorre770/
Leleur73526/
Laylor73496/
Lelard73359/
Lilore73127/
Leliur7332/
Lelart7322/
Lohlor7317/
Leelar739/
Leslar738/
Lallor733/
Lollor733/
Lelare733/
Lailor732/
Lalour732/
Laloir732/
Leluir731/
Leylar731/
Lilhor731/
Lelurt730/
Lahlor730/
Letellior710/
Lelaure67501/
Leliard67277/
Lesslar67133/
Lallour67117/
Lilhore6799/
Leelart6711/
Lesleur677/
Lahlour674/
Leelard673/
Legliar671/
Leelare671/
Lealare671/
Leliart671/
Leislar671/
Letlare671/
Laylord670/
Layloir670/
Lilyord670/
Lealard670/

Lelor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lelor in the Russian language
Лелорlelor-

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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 Lelor
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