Leyai Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Leyai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Leyai (25) may also be a first name.
Leyai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leyai is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leyai.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyai? popularity and diffusion
Leyai is the 1,710,039th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Leyai reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 25 people.
Leyai is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 92 percent are found, Rivers, where 7 percent are found and Kebbi, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyahi | 91 | 21 | / |
| Leyait | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leai | 89 | 55 | / |
| Leeyahi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leyja | 80 | 473 | / |
| Lehai | 80 | 432 | / |
| Liyai | 80 | 380 | / |
| Loyai | 80 | 240 | / |
| Luyai | 80 | 229 | / |
| Leaie | 80 | 211 | / |
| Layai | 80 | 50 | / |
| Leuai | 80 | 12 | / |
| Leyaa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Leyie | 80 | 12 | / |
| Leais | 80 | 10 | / |
| Laeyi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lejai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Leaid | 80 | 4 | / |
| Leiyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Leyae | 80 | 3 | / |
| Leyoa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leahi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leaai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leyei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lueai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leiai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leaiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lea'i | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leyui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leaip | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leeyio | 73 | 101 | / |
| Leaist | 73 | 85 | / |
| Lehais | 73 | 66 | / |
| Lehaie | 73 | 49 | / |
| Leaich | 73 | 35 | / |
| Loueyi | 73 | 22 | / |
| Layait | 73 | 20 | / |
| Leujai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Leejai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Leahis | 73 | 5 | / |
| Leiyio | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leyoua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leihai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leyahe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leuais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leaish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leahie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leyeha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layahi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liyahi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leiyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leeyit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lieaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuaai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laheai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layaip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lejahi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liyaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leaitt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leye | 67 | 33,173 | / |
| Leua | 67 | 2,650 | / |
| Luey | 67 | 876 | / |
| Loey | 67 | 689 | / |
| Loei | 67 | 652 | / |
| Laie | 67 | 441 | / |
| Leay | 67 | 233 | / |
| Liey | 67 | 204 | / |
| Leie | 67 | 183 | / |
| Laui | 67 | 100 | / |
| Leey | 67 | 97 | / |
| Leui | 67 | 92 | / |
| Luei | 67 | 62 | / |
| Leae | 67 | 51 | / |
| Leuy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Laei | 67 | 25 | / |
| Leaitch | 67 | 25 | / |
| Leei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Laey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leaj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liyaghi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lyahyai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Layaghi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehaith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyahyii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luehaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leãa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Leyai
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