Layens Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Layens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti581:184,2057,235
France111:6,038,429280,838
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Layens (23) may also be a first name.

Layens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Layens occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layens? popularity and diffusion

Layens is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Layens are found; 73 percent are found in Caribbean and 73 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Haiti, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 184,205. In Haiti it is primarily found in: Ouest, where 98 percent live and Nord, where 2 percent live. Besides Haiti this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Layens Last Name Statistics demography

Layens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laens91136/
Lyens9130/
Layns9122/
Layssens861/
Loyens83995/
Leyens83595/
Lawens83340/
Layans83103/
Luyens8373/
Layons838/
Lajens831/
Laensz831/
Layins830/
Lauwens77410/
Leysens77394/
Leytens77228/
Luytens77164/
Looyens7769/
Lautens7763/
Lauyans7755/
Lawense7714/
Laawens774/
Laicens773/
Luyense771/
Lajense771/
Leasens770/
Leins732,326/
Lains73693/
Liens73597/
Leens73259/
Loens73193/
Loyns73118/
Leyns7387/
Leans7328/
Launs7317/
Laenz739/
Laíns734/
Luens733/
Laynz730/
Leuns730/
Leyssens711,511/
Lejins67404/
Lowens67150/
Leynse67105/
Leinss6770/
Leanse6764/
Lyions6761/
Leinse6734/
Lainse6733/
Launse6731/
Leinæs6729/
Lujans6728/
Lojans6728/
Liyons6726/
Leijns6720/
Louens6717/
Lehans6712/
Leyons677/
Lawenz677/
Lejans676/
Leinås676/
Lohyns675/
Leinsh674/
Loyons672/
Lejens672/
Launsø672/
Layonz671/
Leinns671/
Layams671/
Laions671/
Leuens671/
Laynce671/
Leenns671/
Leanns671/
Leinsz671/
Lyians671/
Lyains671/
Lojens671/
Lijens671/
Leuins670/
Leanst670/
Laynch670/
Launns670/
Loyans670/

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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 Layens
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