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) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leyka is the 2,979,664th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Leyka is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Leyka are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Leyka is also the 574,510th most widely held first name globally, held by 242 people.
The last name Leyka is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 4,238,913. In Russia Leyka is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 32 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent are found and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 2 percent are found.
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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