Layme Surname
Approximately 12,532 people bear this surname
Layme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 7,601 | 1:4,182 | 685 |
| Bolivia | 4,519 | 1:2,349 | 413 |
| Brazil | 232 | 1:922,734 | 33,000 |
| Chile | 69 | 1:255,311 | 7,659 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Laymé (30) are calculated separately.
Layme (58) may also be a first name.
Layme Demographics
Average Layme Salary in
United States
$64,132 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Layme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layme Come From? nationality or country of origin
Layme (Russian: Лайме) is borne by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Laymé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Layme? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,661st most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 581,515 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Layme are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 58 people.
It is most commonly held in Peru, where it is held by 7,601 people, or 1 in 4,182. In Peru Layme is most prevalent in: Puno Region, where 20 percent reside, Cusco Region, where 20 percent reside and Lima Province, where 16 percent reside. Other than Peru this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 36 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Layme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Layme has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 814 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Layme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Layme surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the party.
The amount Layme earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 24.73% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,591 per year and in United States they earn 48.63% more than the national average, earning $64,132 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Layme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Layme in the Russian language | ||
| Лайме | lajme | - |
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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 Layme
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