Lezhay Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Lezhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 39 | 1:243,617 | 29,148 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Lezhay Demographics
Lezhay Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Lezhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lezhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lezhay (Russian: Лежай) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lezhay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lezhay is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Lezhay live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 243,617. In Belarus Lezhay is most prevalent in: Minsk Region, where 92 percent live and Minsk, where 8 percent live. Besides Belarus Lezhay is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Lezhay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lezhay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lezhay in the Russian language | ||
| Лежай | lezaj | - |
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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 Lezhay
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