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
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Layme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Layme (Russian: Лайме) is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Laymé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layme? popularity and diffusion
Layme is the 41,661st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 581,515 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Layme live; 99 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Andean South America. Layme is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 58 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 7,601 people, or 1 in 4,182. In Peru Layme is mostly found in: Puno Region, where 20 percent are found, Cusco Region, where 20 percent are found and Lima Province, where 16 percent are found. Barring Peru Layme is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
Layme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Layme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Layme last name grew 814 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Layme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Layme surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the political 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
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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 Layme
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