Lhey Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Togo

Lhey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lhey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Lhey (78) may also be a first name.

Lhey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lhey (Tibetan: ལྷས་) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lhey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Lhey is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lhey are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 78 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 50 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Togo, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahey896,461/
Ley8627,224/
Lhe8613/
Lhy869/
Laheye80111/
Lheyet805/
Leye7533,173/
Leya7522,791/
Leys759,129/
Leyh752,326/
Lohy751,504/
Lihe751,009/
Leyo75752/
Lahy75422/
Lhez75331/
Leyi75284/
Liey75204/
Leyu75116/
Leyt75115/
Leey7597/
Lher7577/
Lhee7537/
Leuy7531/
Leyd7516/
Léhy7515/
Leyz7512/
Lhea757/
Lhay756/
Luhy756/
Lhie756/
Lley754/
Leiy754/
Lheu753/
Lhoy753/
L'Ey752/
Lhei752/
Lejy752/
Lhet752/
Lhyi752/
Lhyo752/
Hley751/
Lheh751/
Lgey751/
Lhes751/
Lhhe751/
Lhys751/
Lhyz751/
Loughey731/
Le677,542,572/
Ly67747,729/
Leyes6713,198/
Lahay673,277/
Lohiy67812/
Lieya67664/
Lahya67468/
L'Her67434/
Leyds67339/
Leiyo67338/
Leyhe67330/
Layhe67294/
Lhayo67199/
Leyet67187/
Hlihe67132/
Leihy67121/
Laihe67121/
Leeya6799/
Laheu6799/
Leihe6794/
Leyah6787/
Lohya6772/
Leyts6765/
Leyos6765/
Leyat6758/
Le He6738/
Leyou6738/
Lahge6737/
Leyss6729/
Leyez6723/
Leyad6721/
Lahei6720/
Lehyt6720/
Leheň6720/
Leysh6718/
Leyau6718/
Ålhed6718/
Leyee6717/
Lahys6717/
Leyst6716/
Lehiy6716/
Lihya6716/
Leyas6715/
Lhowe6714/
Lieyo6714/
Lhaya6713/
Leyie6712/
Leyaa6712/
Liejy6712/
Lihie6712/
Leych6711/
Leyeh6711/
Leyoh6711/
Leyot6710/
Lleys6710/
Luhya679/
Lhoie679/
Luhie679/
Lohyi679/
Leyhs678/
L'Hee676/
Leyaz676/
Lhays675/
Leeyo675/
Lheis675/
Lleye675/
Lohue674/
Leyid674/
Leyio674/
Lehya673/
Lahve673/
Llihe673/
Leyoo673/
Lohee673/
Leyed673/
Leytz673/
Lleya673/
Lahiy673/
Leyut673/
Leyus672/
Lohwe672/
Lohhy672/
Lhoya672/
Lahyo672/
Hleya672/
Ålhei672/
Leyap672/
Leyep672/
Leyis672/
Leeiy672/
Lleyo672/
L'Hoe672/
Lhiya672/
Lohyo672/
Lohys671/
Louhy671/
Lihge671/
Llahy671/
Lhaue671/
Lheux671/
Lhoue671/
Leuiy671/
Leauy671/
Leeyh671/
Glihe671/
Lleyd671/
Leeye671/
Lohye671/
Loihy671/
Luohy671/
Luhyi671/
Hleyo671/
Lehye671/
Leyha671/
Leyhi671/
Leyih671/
Leyii671/
Leyit671/
Leyop671/
Leïya671/
Lhaye671/
Lheeh671/
Lhuyi671/
Leeyy671/
Lheja671/
Lahye671/
Liuhy671/
Luhyz671/
Lheer671/
Leyup671/
Lejyz671/
Luihe670/
Leeys670/
Loohy670/
Liahy670/
Lhoyd670/
Lhehe670/
Leuhe670/
Leydt670/
Liehy670/
Laihy670/
Llley670/
Lyhie670/
Llher670/
Lyahy670/

Lhey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lhey in the Tibetan language
ལྷས་lhé50
ལས་50

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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
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  • 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 Lhey
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