Laiya Surname
Approximately 16,258 people bear this surname
Laiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10,990 | 1:69,797 | 4,739 |
| Indonesia | 4,916 | 1:26,902 | 3,191 |
| Niger | 147 | 1:130,558 | 4,993 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Benin | 45 | 1:229,680 | 20,839 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Laiya (1,965) may also be a first name.
Laiya Demographics
Laiya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Laiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laiya (Hindi: लइया, Marathi: लैया, Oriya: ଲଇୟା) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Laiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Laiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 32,708th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 448,244 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Laiya are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 170,909th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 1,965 people.
The last name Laiya is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 10,990 people, or 1 in 69,797. In India Laiya is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 52 percent are found, Bihar, where 32 percent are found and West Bengal, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Laiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Laiya surname is chiefly Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲଇୟା | la'iya | - |
| Laiya in the Marathi language | ||
| लैया | laiya | 86.96 |
| लईया | la'iya | 8.7 |
| लाईया | la'iya | 4.35 |
| Laiya in the Hindi language | ||
| लइया | la'iya | 71.43 |
| लईया | la'iya | 19.78 |
| लैया | laiya | 7.69 |
| लाईया | la'iya | 1.1 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laiya
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