Layah Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Layah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Layah (243) may also be a first name.
Layah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Layah occurs more in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Layah.
How Common Is The Last Name Layah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Layah is the 1,817,111th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Layah is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Layah are found; 36 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 573,164th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 243 people.
The surname Layah is most numerous in Iraq, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 946,531. Besides Iraq this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 21 percent are found.
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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 Layah
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