Layang Surname
Approximately 2,522 people bear this surname
Layang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,469 | 1:20,078 | 1,893 |
| Philippines | 432 | 1:234,348 | 35,713 |
| Indonesia | 345 | 1:383,331 | 32,711 |
| Brunei | 127 | 1:3,297 | 557 |
| Cameroon | 127 | 1:163,536 | 17,652 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Layang (869) may also be a first name.
Layang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Layang (Marathi: लयांग, Tibetan: ལ་ཡངས།) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Layang? popularity and diffusion
Layang is the 170,840th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,889,590 people. Layang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Layang are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 276,035th most numerous first name globally, held by 869 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1,469 people, or 1 in 20,078. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 91 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live and Johor, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia Layang exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Layang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Layang in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལ་ཡངས། | layang | - |
| Layang in the Marathi language | ||
| लयांग | layanga | - |
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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 Layang
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