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 surname Lezhay (Russian: Лежай) is found most frequently in Belarus. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lezhay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lezhay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,776,799th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Lezhay live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Lezhay is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 243,617. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Minsk Region, where 92 percent are found and Minsk, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Belarus this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.
Lezhay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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