Last name Leje (Lega 
, Leje 
, Лейе 
) , around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Leje is characteristic of North Macedonia, where it is quite a rare surname, Italy, and Papua New Guinea. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Italy, and Ethiopia. Also, Leje is the forename as well as the last name.