Leyger Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Leyger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Leyger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leyger (Russian: Лейгер) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyger? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Leyger is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Leyger are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Leyger is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Penza Oblast, where 67 percent reside, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Russia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leyger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyger in the Russian language | ||
| Лейгер | lejger | - |
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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 Leyger
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