Leyem Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Leyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Leyem Last Name Facts

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

Leyem (Oriya: େଲେୟମ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyem? popularity and diffusion

Leyem is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Leyem is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Leyem are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia Leyem is primarily found in: West Kalimantan, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Estonia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leytem91342/
Leyeme915/
Lyem891,223/
Leem89558/
Leym8926/
Leyen80644/
Leyne80391/
Loyem80253/
Leyme80147/
Layem8093/
Leeam8031/
Lejem8012/
Leyom8011/
Leyam804/
Lheem803/
Liyem802/
Leyim802/
Leyum801/
Hleym801/
Lyemm800/
Leysen733,597/
Leyten73624/
Leyane73566/
Leitem7394/
Leyine7376/
Lehyen7353/
Leutem7338/
Leeyen7335/
Liyeme7328/
Leyene7317/
Leyone7313/
Leeyam735/
Lojeem735/
Hlayem734/
Leisem733/
Leynne733/
Layeem732/
Leygne732/
Lehyne731/
Leyame731/
Loyeme731/
Leyien731/
Leycen731/
Leyeng731/
Leeame731/
Lajeem731/
Lleyne731/
Loweem731/
Leysne731/
Leyume731/
Leejim731/
Leyham731/
Laytem730/
Leasem730/
Leggem730/
Leejom730/
Liem6715,759/
Leen675,868/
Leyn671,288/
Leim67785/
Leyssen67440/
Loem67409/
Leam67362/
Lyen67300/
Laheyne67262/
Laem67189/
Leum67152/
Luem67102/
Leyhane6755/
Luym6724/
Leychen6714/
Leeheem6712/
Lohheem6710/
Leehame679/
Leyogne679/
Leittem679/
Loym674/
Leymova674/
Leeheam672/
Laheyme671/
Lejm671/
Leyinne671/
Laym671/
Luyssem671/
Leassem671/
Leyhoum671/
Leyenne671/

Leyem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leyem in the Oriya language
େଲେୟମeleyama-

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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 Leyem
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