Layab Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Layab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Layab (53) may also be a first name.

Layab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Layab (Hindi: लयाब, Marathi: लायब, Oriya: ଲୟବ, Tibetan: ལ་ཡབ།) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Layab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Layab is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Layab live; 38 percent live in North Africa and 38 percent live in Mahgreb. Layab is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,828,944. Other than Algeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 38 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layb8910/
Layeb80778/
Lajab80572/
Layaw8079/
Liyab8056/
Layap8033/
Layub809/
Laiab808/
Lyaub806/
Layav805/
Lajyb803/
Laaib801/
Layaf801/
Laiyb801/
Loyab801/
Layyb801/
Leyab801/
Laajab73178/
Laajeb73154/
Layape7316/
Lahaib739/
Lahjab737/
Layowa736/
Liyabh736/
Layhap733/
Layova732/
Laaibh731/
L'Ayeb731/
Lahiab731/
Llajab731/
Lauiab731/
Layhaw731/
Lhajab731/
Layeva731/
Laib6734,355/
Laub679,170/
Layf67574/
Leab67340/
Leyb6797/
Lyeb6757/
Lajb6755/
Laeb6717/
Layw673/
Loyb671/
Layaupe671/
Laypova671/

Layab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Layab in the Tibetan language
ལ་ཡབ།layab-
Layab in the Hindi language
लयाबlayaba-
Layab in the Oriya language
ଲୟବlayaba-
Layab in the Marathi language
लायबlayaba-

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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
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  • 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 Layab
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