Lèye Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Lèye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
The alternate forms: Leye (33,173) & Léye (1) are calculated separately.
Lèye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lèye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lèye is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Leye or Léye. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lèye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Lèye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lèye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Lèye is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Lèye is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Mauritania Lèye occurs in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leye | 92 | 33,173 | / |
| Léye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lye | 86 | 13,181 | / |
| Laye | 75 | 6,443 | / |
| Loye | 75 | 2,003 | / |
| Liye | 75 | 949 | / |
| Luye | 75 | 370 | / |
| Lyeh | 75 | 340 | / |
| Løye | 75 | 85 | / |
| Lyie | 75 | 12 | / |
| Lyea | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lyye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lyue | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lyoe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lyey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lège | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leyes | 67 | 13,198 | / |
| Layet | 67 | 7,537 | / |
| Layes | 67 | 2,241 | / |
| Loyep | 67 | 1,045 | / |
| Loyez | 67 | 1,040 | / |
| Luyet | 67 | 1,029 | / |
| Loyet | 67 | 459 | / |
| Liuye | 67 | 370 | / |
| Leyhe | 67 | 330 | / |
| Loyed | 67 | 307 | / |
| Layhe | 67 | 294 | / |
| Looye | 67 | 241 | / |
| Layez | 67 | 218 | / |
| Layee | 67 | 195 | / |
| Leyet | 67 | 187 | / |
| Layed | 67 | 145 | / |
| Loyie | 67 | 120 | / |
| Lauye | 67 | 111 | / |
| Luoye | 67 | 77 | / |
| Liyeh | 67 | 53 | / |
| Loyee | 67 | 47 | / |
| Layep | 67 | 46 | / |
| Leaye | 67 | 44 | / |
| Liyep | 67 | 44 | / |
| Loyes | 67 | 32 | / |
| Leuye | 67 | 30 | / |
| Llaye | 67 | 29 | / |
| Layie | 67 | 27 | / |
| Laaye | 67 | 25 | / |
| Leyez | 67 | 23 | / |
| Layeh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leyee | 67 | 17 | / |
| Luyue | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lloye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lyawe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leyie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leyeh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Liyes | 67 | 10 | / |
| Louye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lyeah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liyee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lleye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leoye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liyae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luyes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leyed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leyep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyeha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyeia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luyed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyhei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lliye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehye | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Aye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyhie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lèye
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