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
The surname Layia (Arabic: لايا) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Layia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Layia is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Layia live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 574,510th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 242 people.
Layia is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Layia is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 100 percent reside. Barring India it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
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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