Leyeh Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Leyeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Leyeh (23) may also be a first name.

Leyeh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leyeh is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leyeh.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyeh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Leyeh reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 23 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Excluding Ethiopia Leyeh exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehyeh912/
Leye8933,173/
Leyh892,326/
Lyeh89340/
Leyes8013,198/
Leyhe80330/
Leyet80187/
Leyah8087/
Liyeh8053/
Leyez8023/
Layeh8019/
Leysh8018/
Leyee8017/
Leyie8012/
Leych8011/
Leyoh8011/
Leyhs808/
Lejeh807/
Lleye805/
Leiyh804/
Leyed803/
Leyep802/
Luyeh801/
Leueh801/
Leeyh801/
Leieh801/
Leeye801/
Lehye801/
Leyha801/
Leyhi801/
Leyih801/
Lheeh801/
Lee752,280,266/
Ley7527,224/
Lye7513,181/
Leheeh73896/
Laheye73111/
Leytth7324/
Louyeh7318/
Lehyee7318/
Leehou7310/
Leehaa739/
Leehaz739/
Lehyah737/
Leehie736/
Laweeh736/
Lheyet735/
Leeyee734/
Looyeh734/
Leyahe733/
Liyesh732/
Layesh731/
Luoyeh731/
Leyadh731/
Leyhee731/
Leyouh731/
Leeach731/
Layech731/
Lieyah731/
Lleeye731/
Layedh731/
Leeyes731/
Loeyoh731/
Lehych731/
Leeyoh731/
Leeath730/
Leyett730/
Leya6722,791/
Leys679,129/
Leah677,680/
Laye676,443/
Leha673,646/
Leue672,107/
Loye672,003/
Liye67949/
Leyo67752/
Luye67370/
Layh67330/
Leih67321/
Leyi67284/
Leuh67243/
Leje67209/
Liey67204/
Leie67183/
Leyu67116/
Leyt67115/
Leey6797/
Løye6785/
Leae6751/
Llee6750/
Lhee6737/
Leea6735/
Leuy6731/
Leyd6716/
Leyz6712/
Lèye678/
Lley674/
Leiy674/
Lyye674/
Lhey673/
L'Ey672/
Loyh672/
Lejy672/
Leejith671/
Léye671/
Hley671/
Șlee671/
Lgey671/
Lejh671/
Hleejah671/
Layessh670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Leyeh
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