Layqat Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Layqat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 89 | 1:2,007,235 | 19,294 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
Layqat (963) may also be a first name.
Layqat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layqat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Layqat (Arabic: لائقة) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layqat? popularity and diffusion
Layqat is the 1,484,726th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname Layqat is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Layqat live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Layqat is also the 259,932nd most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 963 people.
Layqat is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 2,007,235. In Pakistan Layqat is most common in: Punjab, where 80 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent are found and Sindh, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Layqat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Layqat in the Arabic language | ||
| لائقة | layqt | - |
| لايقة | layqt | - |
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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 Layqat
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