Leyga Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Leyga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 67 | 1:1,511,018 | 105,084 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Leyga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leyga (Russian: Лейга) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leyga.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,185,341st most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Leyga are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname Leyga is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,511,018. In The Philippines Leyga is most prevalent in: Ilocos, where 46 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 22 percent live and National Capital Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent live and Mexico, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leyga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyga in the Russian language | ||
| Лейга | lejga | - |
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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 Leyga
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