Layia Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Layia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Layia (242) may also be a first name.
Layia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Layia (Arabic: لايا) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Layia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Layia is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Layia live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Layia is also the 574,510th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 242 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Layia is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India Layia exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Layia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Layia in the Arabic language | ||
| لايا | laya | - |
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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 Layia
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