Leïl Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Leïl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leïl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
France11:66,422,722504,397

Leïl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leïl is found most in Mauritania. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leïl.

How Common Is The Last Name Leïl? popularity and diffusion

Leïl is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Leïl are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lel863,067/
Leul7514,999/
Luel754,372/
Lell752,976/
Leel752,372/
Lael75856/
Lehl75789/
Liel75446/
Loel75338/
Hlel7563/
Lelt7526/
Lesl7510/
Lelh759/
Llel752/
Leld752/
Lhel752/
Lelp751/
Lelle671,171/
Liell67506/
Loell67160/
Luell67141/
Liehl6739/
Liuel6716/
Lloel6715/
Lluel6711/
Loehl6710/
Leelh677/
Gliel674/
Legli674/
Luehl674/
Leell674/
Lleul671/
Hleel671/
Hloel671/
Leelt671/
Lelhl671/
H'Lel671/
Lelll671/
Leesl671/
Laehl670/
Leull670/
Laell670/

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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 Leïl
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