Lei Forename
36th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 7,902,269 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Macau
Lei Forename User-submission:
The name Lei comes from the Chinese root word 雷 (léi), meaning 'thunder'. Variants of the name include Lei or Leiwei. It is often used as a surname in Chinese culture.
Lei Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 7,497,394 | 1:182 | 7 |
| Myanmar | - | 330,246 | 1:157 | 44 |
| Hong Kong | - | 26,093 | 1:297 | 45 |
| Singapore | 54% | 9,357 | 1:672 | 64 |
| Cambodia | 59% | 8,709 | 1:1,869 | 397 |
| United States | 72% | 7,793 | 1:46,521 | 2,681 |
| Macau | - | 5,070 | 1:120 | 24 |
| Malaysia | 77% | 2,549 | 1:11,946 | 1,316 |
| Canada | 76% | 2,294 | 1:14,443 | 1,477 |
| Philippines | 93% | 1,548 | 1:68,482 | 4,402 |
| Netherlands | 86% | 1,187 | 1:14,239 | 1,530 |
| Thailand | 63% | 1,171 | 1:59,834 | 6,066 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,107 | 1:27,834 | 3,534 |
| Taiwan | 50% | 1,019 | 1:23,326 | 4,179 |
| Samoa | - | 776 | 1:252 | 45 |
| France | 70% | 521 | 1:127,582 | 2,512 |
| Australia | - | 518 | 1:26,366 | 1,663 |
| England | 51% | 498 | 1:111,652 | 4,082 |
| Indonesia | - | 479 | 1:538,546 | 39,706 |
| New Zealand | - | 394 | 1:11,513 | 1,152 |
| Germany | 80% | 377 | 1:256,440 | 3,575 |
| Spain | 70% | 367 | 1:126,785 | 3,277 |
| Brazil | 86% | 364 | 1:588,561 | 18,296 |
| Japan | - | 230 | 1:556,461 | 11,620 |
| India | 65% | 193 | 1:6,294,705 | 222,331 |
| Sweden | 52% | 158 | 1:62,392 | 3,073 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53% | 132 | 1:61,760 | 5,941 |
| Portugal | - | 111 | 1:93,792 | 2,607 |
| Morocco | - | 109 | 1:315,125 | 6,796 |
| Egypt | 67% | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 80 | 1:130,391 | 6,179 |
| Qatar | 58% | 79 | 1:29,995 | 4,090 |
| American Samoa | - | 72 | 1:776 | 63 |
| DR Congo | 60% | 68 | 1:1,085,700 | 31,208 |
| Vietnam | 69% | 66 | 1:1,403,380 | 2,928 |
| Denmark | - | 60 | 1:94,158 | 2,776 |
| Russia | 60% | 59 | 1:2,444,639 | 15,357 |
| Ecuador | - | 53 | 1:334,470 | 4,408 |
| Italy | 98% | 51 | 1:1,197,296 | 9,879 |
| Mexico | 64% | 50 | 1:2,482,889 | 13,443 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 49 | 1:145,959 | 10,004 |
| Finland | 51% | 38 | 1:144,294 | 2,873 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Belgium | 57% | 36 | 1:319,168 | 6,264 |
| Norway | 89% | 36 | 1:142,565 | 4,031 |
| Scotland | 59% | 36 | 1:148,621 | 2,961 |
| South Africa | 53% | 33 | 1:1,652,505 | 52,695 |
| Switzerland | 92% | 31 | 1:264,951 | 5,486 |
| Ireland | 100% | 30 | 1:154,784 | 3,255 |
| Ukraine | 52% | 28 | 1:1,624,997 | 4,464 |
| Tanzania | 58% | 26 | 1:2,030,320 | 22,015 |
| Ivory Coast | 85% | 23 | 1:1,003,301 | 29,672 |
| Hungary | 100% | 21 | 1:466,275 | 1,759 |
| Chile | 59% | 19 | 1:926,695 | 8,687 |
| Wales | 74% | 18 | 1:171,906 | 3,302 |
| Angola | - | 16 | 1:1,685,413 | 2,877 |
| Greece | 100% | 13 | 1:841,119 | 8,698 |
| Peru | 54% | 13 | 1:2,445,496 | 23,318 |
| Austria | 100% | 12 | 1:709,517 | 5,762 |
| Kenya | - | 11 | 1:4,209,737 | 24,377 |
| Nigeria | 50% | 11 | 1:16,142,215 | 154,549 |
| Argentina | 60% | 10 | 1:4,277,324 | 11,519 |
| South Korea | - | 10 | 1:554,442 | 13,303 |
| Uganda | 100% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 9 | 1:21,595,298 | 106,286 |
| Brunei | - | 8 | 1:52,446 | 1,266 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 8 | 1:2,701,313 | 52,296 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 8 | 1:70,506 | 2,305 |
| Panama | - | 7 | 1:558,080 | 14,722 |
| Venezuela | 50% | 7 | 1:4,314,556 | 60,709 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Belarus | 100% | 5 | 1:1,896,477 | 8,406 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Jamaica | - | 4 | 1:720,807 | 13,486 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| New Caledonia | - | 4 | 1:67,541 | 2,087 |
| Palau | - | 4 | 1:5,428 | 88 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Haiti | - | 3 | 1:3,575,651 | 30,510 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Congo | - | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Croatia | - | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Israel | 60% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Czechia | 77% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Leí (2), Léi (1) & Leï (1) are calculated separately.
Lei (3,739,001) may also be a surname.
Lei Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Lei comes from the Chinese root word 雷 (léi), meaning 'thunder'. Variants of the name include Lei or Leiwei. It is often used as a surname in Chinese culture.
- syedhumaid109Lei Forename Popularity
Lei Demographics
Lei Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 1,414 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leí | 89 | 2 | / |
| Léi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leï | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leia | 86 | 30,531 | / |
| Leji | 86 | 846 | / |
| Leis | 86 | 734 | / |
| Leyi | 86 | 637 | / |
| Leid | 86 | 312 | / |
| Leiz | 86 | 261 | / |
| Leio | 86 | 106 | / |
| Leit | 86 | 106 | / |
| Leih | 86 | 90 | / |
| Leie | 86 | 84 | / |
| Leiu | 86 | 83 | / |
| Lhei | 86 | 60 | / |
| Leui | 86 | 46 | / |
| Leii | 86 | 33 | / |
| Leiy | 86 | 18 | / |
| Hlei | 86 | 12 | / |
| Leip | 86 | 12 | / |
| Leij | 86 | 8 | / |
| Llei | 86 | 4 | / |
| Li | 80 | 13,166,162 | / |
| Le | 80 | 1,136,768 | / |
| Leiio | 75 | 1,170 | / |
| Lieji | 75 | 742 | / |
| Leiyo | 75 | 523 | / |
| Leihu | 75 | 438 | / |
| Leiah | 75 | 401 | / |
| Leyit | 75 | 237 | / |
| Legie | 75 | 233 | / |
| Leyie | 75 | 184 | / |
| Leiha | 75 | 142 | / |
| Lehia | 75 | 90 | / |
| Lejie | 75 | 64 | / |
| Leyis | 75 | 64 | / |
| Leggi | 75 | 60 | / |
| Leish | 75 | 54 | / |
| Leeji | 75 | 49 | / |
| Leeia | 75 | 42 | / |
| Leyii | 75 | 40 | / |
| Leiho | 75 | 36 | / |
| Leije | 75 | 35 | / |
| Lahei | 75 | 29 | / |
| Leias | 75 | 27 | / |
| Lehio | 75 | 26 | / |
| Leiss | 75 | 21 | / |
| Leich | 75 | 19 | / |
| Leuie | 75 | 13 | / |
| Leiee | 75 | 13 | / |
| Leiat | 75 | 12 | / |
| Leihi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Lleia | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lieia | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lheia | 75 | 9 | / |
| Leihe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Leist | 75 | 7 | / |
| Leiph | 75 | 7 | / |
| Leids | 75 | 6 | / |
| Leidh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lejip | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lei'i | 75 | 5 | / |
| Leyio | 75 | 5 | / |
| Leidz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lheiy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Leius | 75 | 4 | / |
| Leiys | 75 | 4 | / |
| Leidd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Leiou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lleis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Loeia | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lieie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leuyi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leitt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leiyh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leiau | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hleio | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lheis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lheid | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leieh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leies | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leihs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leiie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leijh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leios | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leiux | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lejio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lejiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leyhi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lheiz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Loeie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hleia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hleii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hleyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lleij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lleiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lleyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leiud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leiut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leiyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leizz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lei'd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leioh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leisd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leiad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leiet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leihh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leeie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lheii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Le'ia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loeio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leiip | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lgeji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leyiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lieio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lieiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lweoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lee | 67 | 1,262,364 | / |
| Lea | 67 | 369,886 | / |
| Lai | 67 | 351,363 | / |
| Lia | 67 | 334,929 | / |
| Loi | 67 | 250,477 | / |
| Lie | 67 | 236,884 | / |
| Liz | 67 | 188,175 | / |
| Les | 67 | 94,596 | / |
| Lis | 67 | 64,461 | / |
| Lue | 67 | 17,584 | / |
| Lui | 67 | 14,175 | / |
| Lae | 67 | 12,600 | / |
| Ley | 67 | 10,556 | / |
| Lio | 67 | 8,346 | / |
| Lip | 67 | 7,901 | / |
| Lye | 67 | 7,032 | / |
| Lih | 67 | 6,346 | / |
| Leh | 67 | 6,007 | / |
| Loe | 67 | 5,031 | / |
| Lit | 67 | 4,395 | / |
| Let | 67 | 4,000 | / |
| Lep | 67 | 2,065 | / |
| Leu | 67 | 1,579 | / |
| Lii | 67 | 1,417 | / |
| Led | 67 | 1,056 | / |
| Ler | 67 | 912 | / |
| Liejie | 67 | 847 | / |
| Lid | 67 | 776 | / |
| Leihuo | 67 | 504 | / |
| Lez | 67 | 490 | / |
| Lli | 67 | 347 | / |
| Liy | 67 | 286 | / |
| Leihou | 67 | 227 | / |
| Lle | 67 | 137 | / |
| Lej | 67 | 129 | / |
| Lij | 67 | 109 | / |
| Lejith | 67 | 78 | / |
| Hli | 67 | 77 | / |
| Hle | 67 | 72 | / |
| Lyi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lhe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Lhi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lgi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Leggio | 67 | 24 | / |
| Leitch | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lje | 67 | 21 | / |
| Leegie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lge | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leicht | 67 | 9 | / |
| Øli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liù | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lhegie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lée | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lesgie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leihau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leiott | 67 | 4 | / |
| Legieh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uanlei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leë | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leá | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lêe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liahei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leyish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lehgie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leehia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leejie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehjij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leyhio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leà | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lói | 67 | 2 | / |
| Əli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lejioh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ɛli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ɵli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhleih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loehia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llheie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leishh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leishs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiths | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leithz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lei'ou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leidth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leejis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyggi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lheuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhejie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leauie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lëe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leieth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lãe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lèe | 67 | 1 | / |
Lei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lei in the Russian language | ||
| Леи | lei | - |
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Footnotes
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