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) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layqat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,484,726th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Layqat are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Layqat is also the 259,932nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 963 people.
It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 2,007,235. In Pakistan Layqat is primarily found in: Punjab, where 80 percent reside, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent reside and Sindh, where 8 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.
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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