Laiyou Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Laiyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laiyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan901:260,4972,161
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
China61:227,886,92811,701
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Laiyou (18,550) may also be a first name.

Laiyou Last Name Facts

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

Laiyou is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laiyou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,785,358th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Laiyou are found; 91 percent are found in East Asia and 91 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Laiyou is also the 39,978th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 18,550 people.

This surname is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 260,497. In Taiwan Laiyou is most numerous in: Taichung City, where 28 percent live, Yilan County, where 21 percent live and Changhua County, where 14 percent live. Beside Taiwan Laiyou is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and China, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Laiyous923/
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Liyou91286/
Laiyu91143/
Layous83527/
Lagiou83511/
Layaou83213/
Liuyou83118/
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Liyohu8326/
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Laious836/
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Lawiou831/
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Layyous7729/
Layouss778/
Laiyaup773/
Lahious771/
Lieyouh771/
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Lahiout771/
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Luyou73121/
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Lieou7398/
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Loyou7320/
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Leiyu737/
Laoyu737/
Laoju731/
Lyjou731/
Layeu731/
Laiau731/
Laoau731/
L'You731/
Lahjiouj71173/
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Layeux67229/
Logiou67163/
Lițoiu6756/
Liaoyu6744/
Laijud6743/
Lajihu6741/
Liaohu6728/
Llagiu6721/
Liaoou6721/
Leuyou6719/
Luoyou6718/
Lahjou6715/
Laijuh6711/
Lauohu677/
Lauyeu676/
Layaud675/
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Luious674/
Lajoud674/
Leyoua674/
Liyaau673/
Liyahu673/
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Laouau672/
Leeyou672/
Layjud672/
Lyoius671/
Loyoua671/
Loyous671/
Leyouh671/
Leyout671/
Laheyu671/
Lajouj671/
Lehyou671/
Laiius671/
Loious671/
Loyiou671/
Leijou671/
Leiyuh671/
Leaouj671/
Leahou671/
Lajaou671/
Lajoua671/
Lihaou671/
Lieuou671/
Lhajou671/
Lehaou671/
Layehu671/
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Lihohu671/
Laoaud671/
Laijut671/
Layauj671/
Layyux671/
Leiyue671/
Lauous670/

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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 Laiyou
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