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
Lèye is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Leye or Léye. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lèye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lèye is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Lèye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lèye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Lèye is mostly found in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this surname exists 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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