Where Does The Last Name Layan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Layan (Hindi: लायन, Marathi: लयान, Oriya: ଲୟନ, Russian: Лаян, Tibetan: ལ་ཡཱན་) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Layan is the 100,660^th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,553,517 people. The surname Layan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Layan are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Layan is also the 81,762^nd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 6,456 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,092 people, or 1 in 32,742. In The Philippines Layan is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 30 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 19 percent are found and Davao Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Egypt, where 6 percent are found.

Layan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Layan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Layan last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.