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
Laiyau occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laiyau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Laiyau is the 3,017,195th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is predominantly found 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.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Laiyau is most numerous in: Taraba, where 52 percent reside, Plateau, where 45 percent reside and Adamawa, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Laiyau occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 24 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
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
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