Leyenda Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Leyenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3351:139,55810,482
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Leyenda (28) may also be a first name.

Leyenda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leyenda is most common in Spain. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Leyenda.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyenda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 706,244th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Leyenda reside; 81 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Leyenda is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname Leyenda is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 139,558. In Spain it is primarily found in: Galicia, where 90 percent reside, Madrid, where 6 percent reside and Canary Islands, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Spain Leyenda is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 13 percent reside and Mexico, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyenda92286/
Leynda921/
Leyinda86763/
Liyenda86472/
Leyendo8623/
Leyanda861/
Leyende861/
Loyenda861/
Leggenda8030/
Leejinda8024/
Leyhendi805/
Leyender800/
Leunda77631/
Leanda77590/
Luenda77375/
Lienda77221/
Loenda7722/
Laenda7712/
Leinda775/
Leendo774/
Lyende774/
Leende772/
Laynda771/
Luynda771/
Luyinda715,702/
Liyanda71645/
Lawenda71351/
Luyanda71269/
Liendah7141/
Liyonda7127/
Liyendo7127/
Liyende7127/
Louenda714/
Layonda714/
Leyando714/
Layanda712/
Luyonda711/
Lijenda711/
Liyendi711/
Leyndoh711/
Lowenda711/
Luyendo711/
Loynday710/
Leeander6770/
Lavendah6734/
Liyendje6727/
Leyander6724/
Lejender673/
Lauyende672/
Leindach672/
Liuyinda671/
Lovendah671/
Luyindah671/
Louyanda671/
Leeandes670/

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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 Leyenda
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