Laiyau Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Laiyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Laiyau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laiyau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laiyau is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laiyau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,017,195th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Laiyau occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Laiyau are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Laiyau is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Laiyau is most frequent in: Taraba, where 52 percent live, Plateau, where 45 percent live and Adamawa, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 24 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laiyaup | 92 | 3 | / |
| Laiyaud | 92 | 1 | / |
| Laiyou | 83 | 106 | / |
| Laiyous | 77 | 3 | / |
| Laoyu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Laoau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liaoyu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Luhiau | 67 | 18 | / |
| Laouau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leiyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laeaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laoaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liaoyou | 62 | 61 | / |
| Layyous | 62 | 29 | / |
| Lahaohu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Liaojiu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lahjiouj | 57 | 173 | / |
| Louaayou | 57 | 5 | / |
| Laha'ohu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lieou | 55 | 98 | / |
| Leaou | 55 | 26 | / |
| Leașu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Laoju | 55 | 1 | / |
| L'You | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lițoiu | 50 | 56 | / |
| Liaohu | 50 | 28 | / |
| Liaoou | 50 | 21 | / |
| Leuyou | 50 | 19 | / |
| Lauohu | 50 | 7 | / |
| Lahuou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lyahyaoyui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Loyiou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Leahou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lihaou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lieuou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lehaou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lihohu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Leheiu | 50 | 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
- 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 Laiyau
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis