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 last name Leyeh is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Leyeh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyeh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Leyeh live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Leyeh is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 23 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Bulgaria, where 9 percent live.

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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