Layila Surname
Approximately 1,987 people bear this surname
Layila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Layila (148) may also be a first name.
Layila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Layila (Hindi: लयीला, Oriya: ଲୟିଲା) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Layila? popularity and diffusion
It is the 208,204th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,667,612 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Layila live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Layila is also the 757,758th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 148 people.
The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Aside from Ethiopia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Senegal, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Layila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Layila in the Hindi language | ||
| लयीला | layila | - |
| Layila in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୟିଲା | layila | - |
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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 Layila
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