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

Layab (Hindi: लयाब, Marathi: लायब, Oriya: ଲୟବ, Tibetan: ལ་ཡབ།) is found most in Algeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Layab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Layab is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Layab are found; 38 percent are found in North Africa and 38 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 53 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,828,944. Outside of Algeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 38 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Layab
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