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 most in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyka? popularity and diffusion
Leyka is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Leyka occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Leyka live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 574,510th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 242 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 4,238,913. In Russia Leyka is most common in: Moscow, where 32 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Not including Russia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 2 percent live.
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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