Leija is used as a family name or surname in Mexico. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leija
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Mexico
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leija

How popular is Leija?

Leija is common in Mexico.

Leija is ranked 25026 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leijas grew by 34.8637 per cent to 6580 since 2000 and ranked 5293 after elevating 1133 spots. The last name was found in around 22 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 94.38 93.34
White 4.97 6.03
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.24 0
Leija is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Mexico which signifies that it is originated from Mexico. Around 20457 people have been found who wears Leija as their family name. Leija is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
607,991 Indonesia5
6,779 Nicaragua3
90,215 Germany3
4,164 Vietnam2
20,595 China2
95,312 Argentina2
12,745 Luxembourg1
279,271 Australia1
448,262 Canada1
31,207 Ireland1
277,603 France1
4,249 Cambodia1
151,601 Spain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,516 Mauritania18
Countries with thousands of Leija:
7,816 United States4,816
Countries with ten thousands of Leija:
933 Mexico15,599

Leija Namesakes

  • Jesse James Leija, Professional Boxer
  • Manee Leija, Costume designer

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