Layira Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Layira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Layira (54) may also be a first name.
Layira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Layira is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Layira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Layira is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Layira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Layira are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 54 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 50 percent live and Zamfara, where 50 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
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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 Layira
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