Laila Surname
Approximately 75,610 people bear this surname
Laila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 27,513 | 1:4,807 | 602 |
| Bangladesh | 19,826 | 1:8,038 | 712 |
| India | 6,744 | 1:113,740 | 7,406 |
| Morocco | 4,226 | 1:8,158 | 1,078 |
| Jordan | 2,643 | 1:3,346 | 683 |
| Syria | 2,464 | 1:7,833 | 764 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,192 | 1:4,180 | 523 |
| Egypt | 2,136 | 1:43,041 | 4,344 |
| Pakistan | 2,135 | 1:83,674 | 2,845 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,590 | 1:19,406 | 2,666 |
| Philippines | 722 | 1:140,219 | 23,643 |
| Lebanon | 658 | 1:8,567 | 1,325 |
| Nigeria | 400 | 1:442,857 | 22,710 |
| Iraq | 362 | 1:96,745 | 2,963 |
| Kuwait | 280 | 1:13,574 | 1,857 |
| Kenya | 201 | 1:229,751 | 16,196 |
| Malaysia | 189 | 1:156,054 | 9,695 |
| Afghanistan | 147 | 1:218,729 | 3,956 |
| Qatar | 125 | 1:18,864 | 2,013 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| Iran | 94 | 1:816,835 | 40,564 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| Palestine | 68 | 1:66,895 | 5,863 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Maldives | 58 | 1:6,968 | 589 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1:139,577 | 3,009 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
The alternate forms: Laïla (8) & Laíla (1) are calculated separately.
Laila (1,044,914) may also be a first name.
Laila Demographics
Average Laila Salary in
United States
$39,132 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Laila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laila (Arabic: يلى, Georgian: ლაილა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻠﻲ, Hindi: लैला, Marathi: लैला, Oriya: େଲୖଲା, Russian: Лаила) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Laïla or Laíla. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Laila is the 7,511th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 96,383 people. The surname Laila occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Laila are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 37 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 839th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,044,914 people.
The surname Laila is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 27,513 people, or 1 in 4,807. In Indonesia Laila is most common in: East Java, where 35 percent are found, Central Java, where 8 percent are found and South Kalimantan, where 7 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 99 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 26 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Laila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Laila surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (55%) in Lebanon and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Laila are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Laila earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.31% less than the national average, earning $39,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.17% less than the national average, earning $39,166 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laila in the Georgian language | ||
| ლაილა | laila | - |
| Laila in the Hindi language | ||
| लैला | laila | 98.59 |
| लाीला | laila | 0.78 |
| लाइला | la'ila | 0.28 |
| लाईला | la'ila | 0.13 |
| लइला | la'ila | 0.09 |
| लािल | laila | 0.06 |
| लईला | la'ila | 0.03 |
| Laila in the Marathi language | ||
| लैला | laila | 95.67 |
| लाईला | la'ila | 0.25 |
| लाला | lala | 0.19 |
| लीला | lila | 0.16 |
| िलला | ilala | 0.12 |
| लईला | la'ila | 0.12 |
| ळैळा | laila | 0.09 |
| लैल | laila | 0.06 |
| मैल | maila | 0.06 |
| लला | lala | 0.06 |
| लालु | lalu | 0.06 |
| अिलशा | ailasa | 0.03 |
| लइला | la'ila | 0.03 |
| लेैला | leaila | 0.03 |
| Laila in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲୖଲା | elala | 55.83 |
| ଲଇଲା | la'ila | 27.54 |
| ଲାଇଲା | la'ila | 15.38 |
| ଲଈଲା | la'ila | 0.5 |
| ଲାଈଲା | la'ila | 0.5 |
| Laila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﻠﻲ | lyly | 33.33 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻰ | lyly | 33.33 |
| ﻟﻴﻼ | lyla | 20 |
| ﻟﻞ | ll | 6.67 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻪ | lylh | 6.67 |
| Laila in the Russian language | ||
| Лаила | laila | - |
| Laila in the Arabic language | ||
| يلى | yly | - |
| ليلى | lyly | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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