Leyo Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Congo

Leyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1541:149,8137,008
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Congo661:75,5926,659
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
France101:6,642,272293,169
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Léyo (1) are calculated separately.

Leyo (1,540) may also be a first name.

Leyo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leyo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Leyo (Marathi: लेयो) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can also be rendered as a variant: Léyo. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leyo is the 451,630th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Leyo live; 28 percent live in Central Africa and 28 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 197,593rd most common first name internationally It is held by 1,540 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 149,813. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 66 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 29 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 3 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Malawi, where 17 percent reside.

Leyo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leyo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leyo surname rose 3,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leyo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leyo last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

Leyo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.42% less than the national average, earning $32,180 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léyo921/
Leiyo89338/
Leyos8965/
Leyou8938/
Lieyo8914/
Leyoh8911/
Leyot8910/
Leeyo895/
Leyio894/
Leyoo893/
Lleyo892/
Hleyo891/
Leyop891/
Ley8627,224/
Leyouh801/
Leyout801/
Leyova801/
Leyová801/
Loeyoh801/
Leeyoh801/
Leeyos801/
Leyott800/
Leye7533,173/
Leya7522,791/
Loyo7520,646/
Leys759,129/
Luyo758,125/
Layo752,718/
Leyh752,326/
Liyo75734/
Lejo75672/
Leyi75284/
Liey75204/
Leyu75116/
Leyt75115/
Leey7597/
Leio7544/
Leuy7531/
Leyd7516/
Leyz7512/
Lley754/
Lyjo754/
Leiy754/
Lhey753/
Lyoe752/
L'Ey752/
Lejy752/
Leuo752/
Lyoa751/
Hley751/
Lyoy751/
Lgey751/
D'Leyos731/
Leyes6713,198/
Lahey676,461/
Layos674,773/
Lieya67664/
Loyoo67574/
Layou67466/
Luyoh67376/
Leyds67339/
Leyhe67330/
Lhayo67199/
Lejot67194/
Leyet67187/
Laiyo67177/
Hluyo67173/
Layoo67140/
Leihy67121/
Leeya6799/
Layod6797/
Lejop6793/
Loyos6792/
Luiyo6788/
Leyah6787/
Layot6770/
Leyts6765/
Loyot6759/
Leyat6758/
Loyod6741/
Hloyo6733/
Leyss6729/
Lyoha6724/
Liyot6723/
Leyez6723/
Leyad6721/
Liyoh6720/
Lehyt6720/
Loyop6720/
Luoyo6719/
Lloyo6719/
Hlayo6719/
Leysh6718/
Layoh6718/
Leyau6718/
Hliyo6718/
Leyee6717/
Leyst6716/
Lehiy6716/
Lejoh6716/
Looyo6716/
Liyod6716/
Leyas6715/
Liyos6714/
Luyod6713/
Leyie6712/
Leyaa6712/
Liejy6712/
Leych6711/
Leyeh6711/
Loiyo6711/
Lleys6710/
Leejo678/
Leyhs678/
Loyoh678/
Lyoya677/
Lyayo677/
Layop676/
Leyaz676/
Leios675/
Lauyo675/
Lehio675/
Luyop675/
Lleye675/
Luyos675/
Leiyh674/
Leyid674/
Lehya673/
Leiot673/
Leyed673/
Layio673/
Leytz673/
Lyoia673/
Lleya673/
Layyo673/
Leiho673/
Llejo673/
Leyut673/
Lyoyo672/
Leyus672/
Lahyo672/
Hleya672/
Leyap672/
Leyep672/
Leyis672/
Leeiy672/
Lejio672/
Luyot672/
Lohyo672/
Louyo671/
Leuiy671/
Lejoo671/
Leauy671/
Leeyh671/
Lleyd671/
Layho671/
Leeye671/
Llayo671/
Lyajo671/
Lehye671/
Leeoe671/
Leuoh671/
Leyha671/
Leyhi671/
Leyih671/
Leyii671/
Leyit671/
Leïya671/
Leeyy671/
Luyyo671/
Lyoie671/
Leyup671/
Lejyz671/
Leeys670/
Leydt670/
Liehy670/
Llley670/

Leyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leyo in the Marathi language
लेयोleyo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leyo
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