Layfield Surname

104,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Layfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2011:113,23312,257
England7971:69,9108,061
Australia2321:116,36112,902
Canada1521:242,40523,093
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Malta11:430,2723,380
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5401:45,1405,624
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3811:131,80812,617

Layfield (21) may also be a first name.

Layfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Layfield is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 104,601st most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,624,871 people. Layfield is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Layfield reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,201 people, or 1 in 113,233. In The United States Layfield is most common in: Georgia, where 19 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and Alabama, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Layfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Layfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Layfield surname increased 840 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Layfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Layfield surname are 25.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Layfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.58% less than the national average, earning 247,163 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.84% more than the national average, earning R 446,388 per year; in United States they earn 9.88% less than the national average, earning $38,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.69% more than the national average, earning $58,967 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafield93133/
Lyfield9329/
Layfild931/
Layfeld931/
Lawfield8873/
Leyfield8855/
Laufield886/
Luyfield880/
Leafield880/
Lafeld8695/
Lafild860/
Lafeldt8053/
Lahfeld8033/
Laufeld8019/
Leyfeld807/
Lyfeldt801/
Layfelt801/
Lypfeld801/
Leifield7526/
Lipfield7523/
Leefield7518/
Leyfeldt7518/
Lachfeld7512/
Liefield753/
Lehfield752/
Loufield752/
Laasfeld751/
Leadfeld750/
Leaefeld750/
Laufeeld750/
Layfaelt750/
Lachfild750/
Lefeld71504/
Lifeld7137/
Laisfeldt7116/
Lafelt7111/
Lowefield712/
Lyfelt711/
Lepfieldt710/
Lauefeldt710/
Leifeld671,780/
Liefeld67294/
Lehfeld67225/
Lefeldt6739/
Lipfeld6738/
Lißfeld6712/
Lisfeld6710/
Leffeld6710/
Leefeld674/
Hlifeld671/
Lidfeld671/
Loefeld671/
Leafelt670/

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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 Layfield
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