Layem Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Layem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Layem (1,607) may also be a first name.

Layem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Layem has its highest incidence in Iraq. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Layem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Layem are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Levant. Layem is also the 192,752nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,607 people.

The last name is most frequent in Iraq, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 479,749. Excluding Iraq this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlayem914/
Layeem912/
Laytem910/
Lyem891,223/
Laem89189/
Laym891/
Layne8023,834/
Layme8012,532/
Layam801,413/
Loyem80253/
Layen80217/
Layim80122/
Layom80113/
Layum8028/
Lajem8026/
Laiem8010/
Leyem807/
Lawem803/
Liyem802/
Lahym801/
Layúm801/
Lyemm800/
Leytem73342/
Laitem73277/
Laihem73253/
Layane73180/
Layten73147/
Layine73139/
Lautem7367/
Layham7339/
Liayen7335/
Layene7329/
Liyeme7328/
Layone7322/
Hlaiem7319/
Lausem7310/
Layeng739/
Layame738/
Layune736/
Leyeme735/
Layenk735/
Laytim735/
Laynne734/
Laiyom734/
Lauyen734/
Layahm734/
Layhen733/
Lahyen733/
Laysen733/
Laicem733/
Laheim732/
Lauyne732/
Lhayum731/
Lajeem731/
Layent731/
Laysim731/
Laysne731/
Lauyam731/
Loyeme731/
Layhim731/
Layoen731/
Laisym731/
Layime731/
Layamg731/
Leasem730/
Liem6715,759/
Layn671,417/
Lajm67853/
Leim67785/
Laum67760/
Laim67676/
Laen67663/
Leem67558/
Layoune67535/
Loem67409/
Leam67362/
Lyen67300/
Laheyne67262/
Leum67152/
Luem67102/
Lahayne6783/
Leym6726/
Luym6724/
Lhaujem6715/
Layanne6715/
Lauyome675/
Loym674/
Lahayam674/
Lhayame672/
Lahouem672/
Lhayane672/
Laichem671/
Luyssem671/
Layagne671/
Layomng671/
Leassem671/
Laissem671/
Laheyme671/
Lhajeme671/
D'Layne671/
Hlayane671/
Lhauyne671/
Layheng671/
Lejm671/
Laytent670/
Layenhg670/

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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 Layem
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