Laiyam Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Laiyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laiyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Laiyam (20) may also be a first name.

Laiyam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Laiyam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Laiyam is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laiyam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Laiyam reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Laiyam is also the 2,446,817th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laiyan83901/
Laayam8332/
Laiyom834/
Laiiam834/
Layiam832/
Loiyam831/
Lagiam831/
Laiyang77266/
Laiyaan7739/
Laiyank775/
Laiyanh771/
Laiyand771/
Lijam73309/
Layom73113/
Leaym7398/
Liham7378/
Lauam734/
Lieam733/
Laaum732/
Ljaim731/
Laeam731/
Lhiam731/
Lyham731/
Lahham672,126/
Lihame67788/
Leiyan67586/
Liyean67222/
Lajjam67137/
Layaon67123/
Laosim6791/
Layoan6764/
Layaan6757/
Laiyon6741/
Laijan6722/
Layean6716/
Lyhamn6715/
Lajian6710/
Layjan677/
Loiiam676/
Lajyan676/
Leeaam675/
Lijiam674/
Loyeam674/
Leaham674/
Laayan673/
Lagian673/
Lijame673/
Lihamm673/
Liyaan673/
Layian672/
Loiyan672/
Lehaim671/
Liyaon671/
Gliyan671/
Lahgam671/
Layyan671/
Gliiam671/
Lajaam671/
Lahoim671/
Leuyam671/
Lujyam671/
Lauham671/
Laeham670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Laiyam
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