Laiyu Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

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

Laiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laiyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Taiwan451:520,9943,910
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Laiyu (639) may also be a first name.

Laiyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laiyu occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Laiyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Laiyu? popularity and diffusion

Laiyu is the 1,478,479th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Laiyu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Laiyu reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 329,113th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 639 people.

The surname Laiyu is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 93,721. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 71 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 22 percent are found and Enga, where 7 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Laiyu exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Laiyou91106/
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Laiju803,237/
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Layau80300/
Liyou80286/
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Lauyu8027/
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Llagiu7321/
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Laious736/
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Liyahu733/
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Layehu731/
Layouz731/
Lawiou731/
Laiius731/
Leiyuh731/
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Lieu6727,875/
Liou673,292/
Leau671,960/
Liju671,692/
Lihu671,004/
Laou67955/
Luyu67194/
Leyu67116/
Luiu67111/
Lyou67101/
Lițu6775/
Leiu6760/
Loyu6755/
Laau6738/
Liuh6724/
Loiu6719/
Layouss678/
L'Yu677/
Ljau677/
Léau675/
Lăiu675/
Liuu673/
Lahagiu673/
Lgiu672/
Ljyu672/
Lieyouh671/
Lahious671/
Layoush671/
Lațu671/
Layouch671/
Lauyaux671/
Laayouj671/
Lahiout671/
Ljiu671/
Laihoud671/
Laihouy671/
Lauyaus670/
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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 Laiyu
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