Layala Surname
Approximately 535 people bear this surname
Layala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 482 | 1:1,591,422 | 58,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Layala (3,148) may also be a first name.
Layala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Layala (Bengali: লায়লা, Marathi: लयला, Oriya: ଲୟଲା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Layala? popularity and diffusion
Layala is the 585,091st most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Layala reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 128,228th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 3,148 people.
The surname Layala is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 482 people, or 1 in 1,591,422. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 97 percent live, Bihar, where 2 percent live and Tripura, where 1 percent live. Not including India Layala occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Layala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Layala in the Bengali language | ||
| লায়লা | layala | - |
| Layala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୟଲା | layala | 87.5 |
| ଲାୟଲା | layala | 12.5 |
| Layala in the Marathi language | ||
| लयला | layala | 59.09 |
| लायला | layala | 40.91 |
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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 Layala
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