Layai Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Layai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Layai (18) may also be a first name.
Layai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Layai is found most in Indonesia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Layai reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Layai is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 18 people.
It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 3,148,790. In Indonesia Layai is most prevalent in: Maluku, where 57 percent are found, North Maluku, where 33 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 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 Layai
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