Leyel Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Leyel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Leyel (11) may also be a first name.
Leyel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leyel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leyel.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyel? popularity and diffusion
Leyel is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Leyel reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Leyel is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 586,637. In Switzerland Leyel is most prevalent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 57 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 43 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland Leyel occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Ghana, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leyel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ | allyl | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Leyel
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