Layou Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Layou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3121:66,5688,415
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Ivory Coast381:607,13817,958
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Layou (94) may also be a first name.

Layou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Layou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Layou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Layou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Layou is the 649,026th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Layou live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 94 people.

The surname Layou is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 66,568. In Cameroon Layou is mostly found in: West Region, where 48 percent live, Littoral Region, where 21 percent live and Centre Region, where 21 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.

Layou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Layou last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Layou earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning $48,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layous91527/
Layaou91213/
Laiyou91106/
Layout9133/
Lahyou915/
Layouz911/
Layo892,718/
Layu891,387/
Layouss838/
Layouch831/
Laayouj831/
Layoush831/
Layos804,773/
Layus80956/
Layju80721/
Laiou80648/
Laoue80575/
Layau80300/
Liyou80286/
Lhayo80199/
Laiyo80177/
Laiyu80143/
Layoo80140/
Luyou80121/
Laayu80101/
Layod8097/
Lajou8096/
Layot8070/
Leyou8038/
Lauyu8027/
Leaou8026/
Loyou8020/
Layut8019/
Hlayo8019/
Layoh8018/
Layup8013/
Layuh809/
Layyu808/
Lyayo807/
Layop806/
Layuz806/
Layud805/
Lauyo805/
Layio803/
Layyo803/
Lahyo802/
Layho801/
Llayo801/
Lyjou801/
Layeu801/
Layhu800/
Lou75845,855/
Lau75509,986/
Lay75335,240/
Lagiou73511/
Laouet73414/
Layosh73390/
Laoues73266/
Layeux73229/
Lahoue73149/
Liuyou73118/
Lieyou73101/
Hlauyo7369/
Laijou7339/
Lahayo7335/
Lahayu7332/
Liyohu7326/
Luoyou7318/
Liyaou7316/
Lahjou7315/
Layhot7315/
Lahiou7310/
Laihou739/
Lauyeu736/
Layowa736/
Laious736/
Layaud735/
Lajoud734/
Leyoua734/
Lyayus733/
Laoued733/
Layahu733/
Lauyau733/
Layova732/
Leeyou732/
Layjud732/
Layush731/
Lyoius731/
Loyoua731/
Loyous731/
Leyouh731/
Leyout731/
Laheyu731/
Lajouj731/
Lehyou731/
Laouez731/
Loyiou731/
Leiyou731/
Lawiou731/
Leaouj731/
Leahou731/
Lajaou731/
Lajoua731/
Laouhe731/
Lhajou731/
Layoos731/
Lehaou731/
Layehu731/
Laiyue731/
Lahyoh731/
Layauj731/
Layyux731/
Lauyoh731/
Lauous730/
Laya6751,527/
Loyo6720,646/
Laux6717,403/
Laue678,930/
Liau678,477/
Luyo678,125/
Laus677,915/
Laut676,760/
Laye676,443/
Loue676,362/
Laud675,756/
Loup674,567/
Louz674,007/
Loud673,368/
Lajo673,099/
Loux672,814/
Louh672,555/
Layi672,394/
Lahu672,121/
Lahoues671,937/
Layt671,915/
Laiu671,377/
Lauz671,359/
Laju671,181/
Leou671,130/
Laup671,125/
Lays67992/
Lous67848/
Leyo67752/
Liyo67734/
Lout67696/
Hlou67664/
Lauš67605/
Lahy67422/
Lhou67417/
Louy67332/
Lauß67331/
Layh67330/
Lyay67310/
Laio67264/
Lohu67211/
Lyau67208/
Luyu67194/
Lauh67183/
Lahjouj67171/
Llau67135/
Laay67120/
Leyu67116/
Layd67113/
Lyuy6794/
Liay6782/
Loyu6755/
Loué6750/
Louč6749/
Hlay6747/
Loju6725/
Laiy6722/
Laué6722/
Hlau6720/
Lauč6720/
Loiu6719/
Lauhouh6718/
Lauy6716/
Lyui6716/
Layz6714/
Llay677/
Lauu677/
Layy677/
Lhay676/
L'Au676/
Laoueïd675/
Léau675/
Lyjo674/
Lajy674/
Louu674/
Lhau674/
Hlaouet674/
Lajeoud673/
Lyue673/
Llou673/
Lgau673/
Lyoe672/
Lgou672/
Lgay672/
Laaoued672/
Layë672/
Lyoa671/
Lahious671/
Lieyouh671/
Lhaoues671/
Louï671/
Léyo671/
Layï671/
Lauyaux671/
Lauș671/
Lahiout671/
Lyoy671/
Laihoud671/
Laihouy671/
Layj671/
Lauyaus670/
Layhaus670/

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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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  • 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 Layou
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