Layhew Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Layhew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layhew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Layhew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Layhew is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layhew? popularity and diffusion

Layhew is the 910,497th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name Layhew occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Layhew live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Layhew is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 1,285,315. In The United States Layhew is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 32 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Indiana, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Layhew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Layhew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Layhew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Layhew are 11.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.62% being registered to vote for the party.

Layhew earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $45,185 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layew915/
Leyhew8372/
Lahwew836/
Laihew831/
Layhaw831/
Layw803/
Liyew733,247/
Leyew733,228/
Layeb73778/
Layaw7379/
Layow7372/
Layef735/
Lheew732/
Layfh731/
Laywe731/
Layev731/
Layuw731/
Layweh67149/
Laheef6712/
Layawe679/
Leyhow676/
Layowa676/
Lagiew675/
Lahyev673/
Laihow672/
Laheev671/
Laihiw671/
Lieyew671/
L'Ayeb671/
Layevf671/
Layeef671/
Layiwe671/
Layeva671/
Leaphe671/
Luhgew670/

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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
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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 Layhew
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