Layitan Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Layitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Layitan (14) may also be a first name.
Layitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Layitan is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layitan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Layitan are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
The last name Layitan is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 313,200. In Benin it is most numerous in: Plateau Department, where 48 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 33 percent reside and Zou Department, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin Layitan is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 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 Layitan
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