Leyi Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Leyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Leyi (637) may also be a first name.

Leyi Last Name Facts

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

Leyi occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Leyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 928,396th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Leyi are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 329,714th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 637 people.

The surname Leyi is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Leyi Last Name Statistics demography

Leyi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.24% less than the national average, earning R 77,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyie8912/
Leyid894/
Leyio894/
Leyis892/
Leyhi891/
Leyih891/
Leyii891/
Leyit891/
Lei863,739,001/
Ley8627,224/
Lleyii803/
Leye7533,173/
Leya7522,791/
Leis7514,460/
Leys759,129/
Loyi753,279/
Layi752,394/
Leyh752,326/
Leid751,469/
Leiß751,367/
Leyo75752/
Leit75649/
Leji75550/
Luyi75382/
Leip75334/
Leih75321/
Leiz75289/
Hlei75205/
Liey75204/
Leij75204/
Liyi75193/
Leie75183/
Leyu75116/
Leyt75115/
Leia75115/
Leey7597/
Leui7592/
Leiu7560/
Lyai7544/
Leio7544/
Leuy7531/
Leii7521/
Leyd7516/
Lyui7516/
Leiš7514/
Leyz7512/
Lyie7512/
Leić756/
Lley754/
Leiy754/
Lhey753/
L'Ey752/
Lhei752/
Lejy752/
Lyia752/
Llei752/
Hley751/
Leiś751/
Lgey751/
Leyes6713,198/
Lahey676,461/
Leist676,260/
Leiss672,225/
Hloyi671,138/
Leich671,006/
Lieya67664/
Leggi67566/
Leijs67560/
Luyis67474/
Leyds67339/
Leiyo67338/
Leyhe67330/
Leipp67286/
Layid67242/
Leiee67233/
Leyet67187/
Layiç67134/
Leihy67121/
Loyie67120/
Liuyi67113/
Leeya6799/
Leies6795/
Leihe6794/
Leius6788/
Leyah6787/
Leihs6785/
Leish6781/
Leyts6765/
Leyos6765/
Leyat6758/
Loyid6752/
Leijh6750/
Leidt6747/
Leitt6746/
Leipf6743/
Leyou6738/
Loyis6735/
Leids6734/
Leiau6733/
Leyss6729/
Layie6727/
Hleis6725/
Leyez6723/
Layis6722/
Leyad6721/
Leeji6721/
Lahei6720/
Layit6720/
Lehyt6720/
Leysh6718/
Leits6718/
Leije6718/
Leyau6718/
Leijd6717/
Leyee6717/
Leyst6716/
Lehiy6716/
Luuyi6716/
Leuii6715/
Leyas6715/
Lieyo6714/
Lieji6713/
Looyi6712/
Leyaa6712/
Liejy6712/
Leych6711/
Leyeh6711/
Leyoh6711/
Leyot6710/
Laayi6710/
Leihu6710/
Legie6710/
Lleys6710/
Lohyi679/
Leias678/
Leicz678/
Leyhs678/
Leiah677/
Lygia677/
Layhi677/
Loyit676/
Leiha676/
Leyaz676/
Lejie675/
Leios675/
Leeyo675/
Lheis675/
Lehio675/
Lleye675/
Lehia674/
Leiyh674/
Lei'i674/
Lehya673/
Leiot673/
Leyoo673/
Leyed673/
Layio673/
Leytz673/
Lyoia673/
Leeia673/
Lleya673/
Leiho673/
Layip673/
Leeie673/
Leyut673/
Leeii672/
Leidd672/
Leyus672/
Luyip672/
Loyip672/
Hleya672/
Lyiah672/
Ålhei672/
Hlayi672/
Leuhi672/
Leyap672/
Leyep672/
Leeiy672/
Lejio672/
Lleyo672/
Leiis672/
Leiuh672/
Liayi672/
Leiph671/
Loyih671/
Loyij671/
Leuiy671/
Leiux671/
Leauy671/
Leeyh671/
Leidh671/
Leieh671/
Layij671/
Layyi671/
Lleyd671/
Leihi671/
Leeye671/
Layii671/
Leiet671/
Lioyi671/
Lyaia671/
Lyayi671/
Luhyi671/
Loyhi671/
Loyii671/
Hleyo671/
Leiez671/
Leiht671/
Leiij671/
Lehye671/
Leitp671/
L'Lei671/
Leyha671/
Leyop671/
Leïya671/
Lhuyi671/
Leeyy671/
Lleis671/
Lyaij671/
Leyup671/
Lejyz671/
Hleih671/
Leeys670/
Leidz670/
Leydt670/
Liehy670/
Leizz670/
Llley670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leyi
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