Layowa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Layowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Layowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Layowa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Layowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Layowa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Layowa are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Layowa is most common in: Hela, where 75 percent are found and Central, where 25 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Layowa
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