Leyah Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Leyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 78 | 1:56,520 | 4,977 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Leyah (529) may also be a first name.
Leyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻪ) is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyah? popularity and diffusion
Leyah is the 2,007,164th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Leyah live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 366,789th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 529 people.
This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 56,520. In Liberia Leyah is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 55 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 27 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehyah | 91 | 7 | / |
| Leyahe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Leyadh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lieyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leya | 89 | 22,791 | / |
| Leah | 89 | 7,680 | / |
| Leyh | 89 | 2,326 | / |
| Leach | 80 | 91,645 | / |
| Lieya | 80 | 664 | / |
| Liyah | 80 | 619 | / |
| Leyhe | 80 | 330 | / |
| Loyah | 80 | 142 | / |
| Layah | 80 | 103 | / |
| Leeya | 80 | 99 | / |
| Leyat | 80 | 58 | / |
| Lehah | 80 | 52 | / |
| Luyah | 80 | 35 | / |
| Leyad | 80 | 21 | / |
| Leysh | 80 | 18 | / |
| Leyau | 80 | 18 | / |
| Leyas | 80 | 15 | / |
| Leuah | 80 | 15 | / |
| Lejah | 80 | 14 | / |
| Leyaa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Leych | 80 | 11 | / |
| Leyeh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Leyoh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Leyhs | 80 | 8 | / |
| Leiah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Leyaz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Leaph | 80 | 4 | / |
| Leiyh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lehya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lleya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hleya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lyiah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leyap | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lyjah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leeyh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leyha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leyhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leyih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leïya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lyahy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lea | 75 | 47,342 | / |
| Ley | 75 | 27,224 | / |
| Lejaha | 73 | 508 | / |
| Lehach | 73 | 386 | / |
| Leatch | 73 | 223 | / |
| Leyaya | 73 | 57 | / |
| Layach | 73 | 39 | / |
| Lyaush | 73 | 34 | / |
| Leytth | 73 | 24 | / |
| Loyash | 73 | 14 | / |
| Leyass | 73 | 10 | / |
| Leeyad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leasch | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lejaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Louyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lyaich | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lleach | 73 | 4 | / |
| Liyash | 73 | 4 | / |
| Liyadh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lyaych | 73 | 2 | / |
| Layahe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lehyeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hleeya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liyach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyhee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leaths | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leeach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leeyas | 73 | 1 | / |
| L'Eyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loyaph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lejahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lheahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lehaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luyash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loeyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lehych | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leeyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leiach | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leeath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lleath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leashp | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laya | 67 | 51,527 | / |
| Loya | 67 | 50,413 | / |
| Leye | 67 | 33,173 | / |
| Liya | 67 | 18,862 | / |
| Leja | 67 | 9,839 | / |
| Leys | 67 | 9,129 | / |
| Luya | 67 | 6,874 | / |
| Leha | 67 | 3,646 | / |
| Leap | 67 | 3,217 | / |
| Leua | 67 | 2,650 | / |
| Leas | 67 | 2,354 | / |
| Lahu | 67 | 2,121 | / |
| Leat | 67 | 981 | / |
| Liea | 67 | 767 | / |
| Leyo | 67 | 752 | / |
| Lead | 67 | 709 | / |
| Lahy | 67 | 422 | / |
| Lyeh | 67 | 340 | / |
| Layh | 67 | 330 | / |
| Leih | 67 | 321 | / |
| Lyay | 67 | 310 | / |
| Leyi | 67 | 284 | / |
| Leuh | 67 | 243 | / |
| Lajh | 67 | 236 | / |
| Lyau | 67 | 208 | / |
| Liey | 67 | 204 | / |
| Lahj | 67 | 198 | / |
| Lauh | 67 | 183 | / |
| Leyu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Leyt | 67 | 115 | / |
| Leia | 67 | 115 | / |
| Leey | 67 | 97 | / |
| Laih | 67 | 94 | / |
| Leța | 67 | 71 | / |
| Leaţ | 67 | 65 | / |
| Leae | 67 | 51 | / |
| Lyai | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Leahova | 67 | 35 | / |
| Leuy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Leaț | 67 | 31 | / |
| Llahyah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Leaz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Leyd | 67 | 16 | / |
| Leyz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lhea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Llea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lley | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lhey | 67 | 3 | / |
| L'Ey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loyh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leahová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lejy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lahyath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyayich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehyatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Heath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geeleya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehiash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layhaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleejah | 67 | 1 | / |
Leyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻪ | allyh | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leyah
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