Layimi Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Layimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
Layimi (13) may also be a first name.
Layimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Layimi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Layimi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Layimi is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Layimi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 69 percent reside, Ondo, where 23 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 24 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Layimi
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