Leyian Surname
Approximately 2,061 people bear this surname
Leyian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,054 | 1:22,483 | 2,557 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Leyian (704) may also be a first name.
Leyian Demographics
Leyian Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Leyian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leyian occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyian? popularity and diffusion
Leyian is the 202,164th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,535,927 people. The last name Leyian occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leyian reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Leyian is also the 311,400th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 704 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,054 people, or 1 in 22,483. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 54 percent are found, Narok County, where 37 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Leyian Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Leyian surname is predominantly Christian (97%) in Kenya.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Leyian
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