Layan Surname
Approximately 4,691 people bear this surname
Layan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,092 | 1:32,742 | 4,825 |
| Indonesia | 530 | 1:249,527 | 22,783 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Micronesia | 174 | 1:611 | 152 |
| Thailand | 161 | 1:438,747 | 76,894 |
| Malaysia | 109 | 1:270,589 | 15,097 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Costa Rica | 69 | 1:69,276 | 1,373 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Layan (6,456) may also be a first name.
Layan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Layan (Hindi: लायन, Marathi: लयान, Oriya: ଲୟନ, Russian: Лаян, Tibetan: ལ་ཡཱན་) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Layan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 100,660th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,553,517 people. Layan is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Layan reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 65 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 81,762nd most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 6,456 people.
The surname Layan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,092 people, or 1 in 32,742. In The Philippines Layan is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 30 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 19 percent reside and Davao Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 percent reside.
Layan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Layan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Layan surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Layan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Layan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལ་ཡཱན་ | layen | - |
| Layan in the Hindi language | ||
| लायन | layana | 79.31 |
| लयन | layana | 10.34 |
| लाय़ान | layana | 3.45 |
| लायँ | layam | 3.45 |
| लयान | layana | 3.45 |
| Layan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୟନ | layana | 66.67 |
| ଲାୟନ | layana | 25 |
| ଲୟାନ | layana | 8.33 |
| Layan in the Marathi language | ||
| लयान | layana | 50 |
| लयन | layana | 50 |
| Layan in the Russian language | ||
| Лаян | laan | - |
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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 Layan
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