Layea Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Layea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
England11:55,718,059489,080

Layea (19) may also be a first name.

Layea Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Layea Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Layea is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Layea.

How Common Is The Last Name Layea? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Layea reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Layea is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

Layea is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,102,134. In Liberia Layea is primarily found in: Bong County, where 25 percent live, Lofa County, where 25 percent live and Montserrado County, where 25 percent live. Other than Liberia Layea is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Laea89116/
Lyea897/
Layhead830/
Laiya8016,258/
Layao802,056/
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Lawea8017/
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Lyeah807/
Lajya806/
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Llaea803/
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Layaou73213/
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Luoyea7344/
Layyas7333/
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Laaiya7321/
Louyea7321/
Laiaea7320/
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Laheya7312/
Loyeah7310/
Layias737/
Laayad736/
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Lajeat735/
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Laweah732/
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Lyaiya731/
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Laggea731/
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Laihea731/
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Llaiya731/
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Llayya731/
Leyhea730/
Leao6778,191/
Liea67767/
Laua67632/
Loea67231/
Laeo67108/
Luea6776/
Leea6735/
Lyeo6725/
Lauhead6722/
Lahayya6719/
Lahaiya6712/
Laiyaah676/
Leaõ673/
Laayach672/
Leaa672/
Lahayap671/
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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 Layea
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