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Globally, Leah (Leah , לאה , ليا , among others...) is a widespread female first name. The first name Leah is characteristic of Israel, where it is a widespread girly name, Tanzania, where it is a common girly name, and Philippines, where it is quite a common female name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Philippines, and Tanzania. Much less frequently, Leah is the last name as well as the forename.
Leah is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Leah | Israel, Philippines, United States, Kenya, Tanzania |
לאה | Israel |
ليا | Egypt, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Libya |
Леа | Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan |
リア | Japan |
利亞 | China |
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Leah is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Leah , the Biblical matriarch, Genesis 35; Leah Clearwater , character in Twilight; Leah Estrogen , the secondary character of the 2001 film Osmosis Jones; Leo McGarry , the character in The West Wing and Leah Patterson-Baker , the fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, and in many other works.
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