Leyya Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Leyya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 66 | 1:290,788 | 8,823 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Leyya (128) may also be a first name.
Leyya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leyya (Hindi: लेय्या, Russian: Лейя) is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Leyya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Leyya live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 128 people.
The last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 290,788. In Niger it is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 67 percent live and Dosso Region, where 33 percent live. Besides Niger Leyya occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leiya | 80 | 878 | / |
| Layya | 80 | 676 | / |
| Leyja | 80 | 473 | / |
| Leyao | 80 | 31 | / |
| Loyya | 80 | 30 | / |
| Leyia | 80 | 15 | / |
| Leyea | 80 | 14 | / |
| Leuya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Leyoa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Luyya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lea | 75 | 47,342 | / |
| Leeyao | 73 | 210 | / |
| Layyah | 73 | 58 | / |
| Layyas | 73 | 33 | / |
| Laheya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Leyjas | 73 | 9 | / |
| Leyiah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Leyoua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lieyao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leahyy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llayya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leiyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leiyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyeha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyhea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leao | 67 | 78,191 | / |
| Leah | 67 | 7,680 | / |
| Leha | 67 | 3,646 | / |
| Leua | 67 | 2,650 | / |
| Leau | 67 | 1,960 | / |
| Lyha | 67 | 942 | / |
| Liea | 67 | 767 | / |
| Leoa | 67 | 253 | / |
| Loea | 67 | 231 | / |
| Lyao | 67 | 133 | / |
| Laea | 67 | 116 | / |
| Luea | 67 | 76 | / |
| Leoy | 67 | 72 | / |
| Leța | 67 | 71 | / |
| Leea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Leaț | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lhya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lahayya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leaj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lyea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lhea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Llea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leaõ | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Le'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layiyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lliuyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leãa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehyeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
Leyya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyya in the Hindi language | ||
| लेय्या | leyya | - |
| Leyya in the Russian language | ||
| Лейя | leja | - |
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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
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- 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 Leyya
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