Leyds Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leyds Surname Definition:

Belonging to Leyden (Dutch university city).

Leyds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2911:186,17820,298
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England61:9,286,343223,652
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614

Leyds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Belonging to Leyden (Dutch university city).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Leyds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leyds occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyds? popularity and diffusion

It is the 820,032nd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Leyds reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 186,178. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 80 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Leyds Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Leyds earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.64% more than the national average, earning R 312,816 per year; in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning $57,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leys899,129/
Leyd8916/
Leds895/
Leyes8013,198/
Leeds807,886/
Loeys80186/
Leyse80143/
Leyts8065/
Leyos8065/
Leids8034/
Leyss8029/
Leyad8021/
Lieds8020/
Leysh8018/
Leyst8016/
Leyas8015/
Loyds8011/
Lleys8010/
Leyhs808/
Leads806/
Leyid804/
Lydås804/
Leyed803/
Leyus802/
Lueds802/
Layds802/
Leyis802/
Ledds801/
Lehds801/
Lleyd801/
Legys801/
Leuys801/
Leeys800/
Ledse800/
Leydt800/
Ley7527,224/
Les7510,374/
Lys755,970/
Led752,153/
Lyd7521/
Leytes73466/
Lloyds73246/
Liedts73135/
Leyase7348/
Lehydz7340/
Loedts7324/
Leudts7317/
Leyshe7315/
Leyass7310/
Leeyad737/
Leidås737/
Leysse732/
Llyods732/
Loweds731/
Leyadh731/
Leeyas731/
L'Eyad731/
Hleyss731/
Leeyes731/
Leyese731/
Leyose731/
Leeyos731/
Leeads730/
Leidst730/
Lees6738,110/
Leye6733,173/
Leya6722,791/
Loyd6720,562/
Leis6714,460/
Leus676,872/
Lesh674,349/
Less673,666/
Lies673,481/
Leas672,354/
Leyh672,326/
Loes671,769/
Leed671,762/
Lied671,761/
Lese671,750/
Leid671,469/
Lues671,037/
Lays67992/
Lyes67963/
Laes67893/
Lets67891/
Lyas67834/
Leyo67752/
Lead67709/
Lesz67506/
Luys67454/
Loys67388/
Lyss67319/
Lysø67318/
Leyi67284/
Laed67224/
Lyst67222/
Liey67204/
Leyx67169/
Lles67152/
Lest67139/
Lyhs67128/
Leyu67116/
Leyt67115/
Layd67113/
Leey6797/
Lehd6786/
Lyad6776/
Lehs6768/
Lyts6761/
Lyod6759/
Lyså6753/
Løes6751/
Lysh6746/
Hles6739/
Loed6734/
Lysz6733/
Lejs6731/
Leuy6731/
Leysova6726/
Lydd6726/
Leud6725/
Ledő6724/
Lyos6721/
Leyz6712/
Ledd6710/
Lejd6710/
Lexs6710/
Lydh678/
Lads677/
Ledt677/
Lyjs676/
Lycs675/
Lged675/
Lyed674/
Lley674/
Lids674/
Lued674/
Leiy674/
Leyc673/
Lhey673/
Lled673/
Leedsøe673/
Lydt673/
Ledh672/
L'Ey672/
Lejy672/
Hled672/
Lesj672/
Ledp672/
Lloyd's671/
Llyd671/
Leís671/
Ly's671/
Lydø671/
Hley671/
Ledz671/
L'Ed671/
Leyttes671/
Leÿs671/
D'Leyos671/
Lydc671/
Ljds671/
Lysj671/
Lysp671/
Lgey671/
Lhes671/
Lhys671/
Letd671/
Lesp670/

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