Last name Leja (Leja 
, Ledger 
, Лейа 
) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The surname Leja is characteristic of Latvia, where it is quite a common surname, Guatemala, where it is quite a rare surname, and Poland. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland. Also, Leja is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Leja | United Kingdom, Guatemala, Poland, United States, Ethiopia |
| Ledger | United Kingdom, Poland, United States, Australia, Germany |
| Лейа | Russia, Kazakhstan |
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benjamin leja DE (b. 1797) |
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| joseph leja (b. 1822) |
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wiktor leja Polish sportsperson (1910-1981), PL (b. 1910) |
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leon leja Polish pedagogue, PL (b. 1913) |
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| leja mechles-färber Holocaust victim, b. 1885-05-11 (b. 1885) |
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| franciszek leja Polish mathematician, PL (b. 1885) |
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frank leja American baseball player (1936-1991), US (b. 1936) |
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| aleksander leja Officer of the Polish Army, PL (b. 1898) |
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| ansis leja LV (b. 1902) |
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| leja fichtrajber Victim of the Holocaust, PL (b. 1917) |
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| jan leja born:1918|died:2009|; Leja, Jan 1918-; Leja, Jan (1918-2009) (b. 1918) |
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| walter leja Canadian soldier, PL (b. 1921) |
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| leja szyfman Polish Jewish resistance activist, PL (b. 1922) |
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| leja novožen̦eca (b. 1921) |
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| leja skura holocaust victim, b. 1933, PL (b. 1933) |
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