Leyka Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Leyka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Leyka (242) may also be a first name.
Leyka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leyka (Russian: Лейка) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leyka is the 2,979,664th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Leyka reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 574,510th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 242 people.
The surname Leyka is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 4,238,913. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 32 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent reside and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Beside Russia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leyka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyka in the Russian language | ||
| Лейка | lejka | - |
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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 Leyka
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