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Where Does The Last Name Leya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Leya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻪ, Hindi: लेया, Marathi: लेया, Oriya: େଲୟା, Russian: Лея) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Leya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Leya is the 23,765^th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 319,755 people. The surname Leya is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Leya reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 29,904^th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 27,363 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 19,941 people, or 1 in 3,705. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 4 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Leya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leya last name grew 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Leya last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Leya earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.83% less than the national average, earning $40,633 USD per year.