Layem Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Layem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
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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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