Layeny Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Layeny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Layeny (13) may also be a first name.
Layeny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layeny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Layeny occurs most in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layeny? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Layeny reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Layeny is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda Layeny is most frequent in: Nwoya District, where 45 percent reside, Gulu District, where 28 percent reside and Amuru District, where 23 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Layeny
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