Leyke Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Leyke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Leyke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leyke occurs most in Germany. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Leyke reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany Leyke is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 91 percent reside, Hesse, where 5 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.
Leyke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leyke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Leyke
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