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

The surname Leya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻪ, Hindi: लेया, Marathi: लेया, Oriya: େଲୟା, Russian: Лея) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 23,765^th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 319,755 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Leya are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Leya is also the 29,904^th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 27,363 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 19,941 people, or 1 in 3,705. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists 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 surname expanded 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leya Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Leya last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% 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.