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 held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leyga.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,185,341st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Leyga occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Leyga live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,511,018. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 46 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 22 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent are found and Mexico, where 4 percent are found.
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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