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
The last name Leyian is found most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyian? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 202,164th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,535,927 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leyian live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 311,400th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 704 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,054 people, or 1 in 22,483. In Kenya Leyian is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 54 percent live, Narok County, where 37 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Not including Kenya Leyian exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Leyian Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Leyian last name is chiefly 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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