Lays Surname

363,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3111:463,41843,456
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
France951:699,18788,446
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Canada571:646,41452,764
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
India221:34,866,608408,224
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belize11:355,4743,977
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Lays (14,748) may also be a first name.

Lays Last Name Facts

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

Lays (Arabic: لايس, Hindi: लैस, Russian: Лайс) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lays? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 363,955th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,346,316 people. Lays occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Lays reside; 21 percent reside in Western Europe and 20 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Lays is also the 46,936th most numerous first name in the world, held by 14,748 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 463,418. In Russia Lays is most prevalent in: Tomsk Oblast, where 21 percent are found, Moscow, where 17 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Russia Lays occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Belgium, where 10 percent are found.

Lays Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lays has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lays last name grew 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lays Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lays last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lays last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lays earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $44,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $47,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layas898,016/
Layos894,773/
Layes892,241/
Layus89956/
Laysh89112/
Layst89107/
Lyays8993/
Layse8952/
Layis8922/
Lahys8917/
Lhays895/
Layús895/
Layds892/
Lauys891/
Hlays891/
Layhs891/
Liays890/
Lay86335,240/
Las8617,389/
Lys865,970/
Layese80778/
Layous80527/
Layosh80390/
Layase80153/
Lahysh80143/
Layish8060/
Llayes8045/
Layass8017/
Laiyos809/
Liayes809/
Lyayst805/
Laysse805/
Lyayus803/
Lhayes803/
Layise802/
Liayas802/
Layyos802/
Layesh801/
Layush801/
Laysch801/
Lahays801/
Llayas801/
Layash801/
Layees801/
Layess801/
Layios801/
L'Hays801/
Layoos801/
Layhes800/
Laya7551,527/
Lase7544,207/
Last7517,862/
Lash7512,076/
Leys759,129/
Laus757,915/
Laye756,443/
Lais756,283/
Lass755,755/
Lias755,414/
Laas755,111/
Layo752,718/
Layi752,394/
Leas752,354/
Layt751,915/
Layu751,387/
Lyes75963/
Laes75893/
Lyas75834/
Lats75625/
Hlas75508/
Lasc75508/
Luys75454/
Lahy75422/
Loys75388/
Layh75330/
Lyss75319/
Lysø75318/
Lyay75310/
Lahs75259/
Lyst75222/
Lasz75170/
Lajs75159/
Lyhs75128/
Laay75120/
Layd75113/
Liay7582/
Laís7570/
Llas7560/
Lyså7553/
Hlay7547/
Lysh7546/
Lysz7533/
Laiy7522/
Lyos7521/
Lauy7516/
Layz7514/
Lasd759/
Lads757/
Llay757/
Layy757/
Lhay756/
Lyjs756/
Lajy754/
Lazs754/
L'As752/
Léas752/
Lgay752/
Layë752/
Lasp751/
Laìs751/
Ly's751/
Laïs751/
Layc751/
Layï751/
Lysj751/
Lysp751/
Lhys751/
Laxs751/
Layj751/
Hlayise7368/
Layouss738/
Layashe736/
Laysova734/
L'Hayes732/
Lahayse731/
Layhess731/
Llahyas731/
Liayass731/
Layoush731/
Layhaus730/
Layessh730/
Ly67747,729/
La67502,950/
Leyes6713,198/
Layet677,537/
Lahey676,461/
Lawes676,296/
Lasch675,767/
Lajos673,406/
Lahay673,277/
Luyas671,851/
Laios671,678/
Lause671,662/
Laise671,331/
Lasse671,253/
Lajus671,242/
Liash671,077/
Louys67973/
Ladds67954/
Lajas67915/
Lojas67835/
Layec67797/
Lauya67766/
Liyas67707/
Lajis67676/
Laius67620/
Laish67612/
Lejas67577/
Hlase67534/
Lyass67486/
Layat67476/
Loaya67476/
Luyis67474/
Lahya67468/
Layou67466/
Laats67452/
Layad67414/
Luyts67405/
Liias67402/
Lahus67396/
Lyash67393/
Leyds67339/
Loyst67337/
Laush67331/
Laase67306/
Layau67300/
Layhe67294/
Lauss67291/
Lahas67284/
Lajes67261/
Laass67248/
Layid67242/
Llaya67224/
Layez67218/
Lyuis67209/
Layoc67201/
Lhayo67199/
Layee67195/
Loeys67186/
Laiyo67177/
Layaz67174/
Laash67170/
Lauts67163/
Loyas67158/
Laiss67157/
Laast67150/
Layed67145/
Lease67143/
Leyse67143/
Layoo67140/
Lashe67137/
Liase67135/
Layiç67134/
Lauye67111/
Laist67105/
Hlias67104/
Latts67103/
Layah67103/
Lhase67102/
Layac67101/
Layod6797/
Loyos6792/
Liais6792/
Hlass6785/
Least6775/
Ladse6775/
Layot6770/
Lausz6768/
Leyts6765/
Leyos6765/
Lågas6765/
Laust6764/
Lijas6762/
Layousse6760/
Laies6757/
Laahs6755/
Layaa6746/
Layep6746/
Lajst6744/
Glias6739/
Loyis6735/
Lajsz6735/
Layap6733/
Loyes6732/
Leass6732/
Loysh6732/
Leyss6729/
Llaye6729/
Latse6728/
Lujas6728/
Layie6727/
Laaye6725/
Looys6723/
Liaas6722/
Llaes6722/
Llyas6721/
Lloys6721/
Lytts6721/
Layit6720/
Laász6720/
Lyaus6719/
Layeh6719/
Laias6719/
Layut6719/
Laasz6719/
Lysøe6719/
Llgas6719/
Hlayo6719/
Leysh6718/
Layoh6718/
Liaøy6718/
Hlaus6717/
Lysjø6717/
Leyst6716/
Llase6716/
Laijs6716/
Leyas6715/
Ladås6715/
Liaya6714/
Liyos6714/
Liass6714/
Laues6714/
Liaus6714/
Lehas6714/
Layup6713/
Lasht6713/
Lhaya6713/
Loyse6712/
Loyds6711/
Lahse6711/
Ållas6711/
Laayi6710/
Liyes6710/
Lleys6710/
Lyats679/
Lyaya679/
Laesh679/
Layuh679/
Llias678/
Leias678/
Leyhs678/
Layha677/
Lyayo677/
Layhi677/
Lytse677/
Leads676/
Layop676/
Layuz676/
Layce675/
Layud675/
Llast675/
Leuas675/
Lahss675/
Lauyo675/
Loyts675/
Luyos675/
Hlyts675/
Llaas674/
Hlais674/
Lajús674/
Lydås674/
Lėlys674/
Laaya673/
Luyes673/
Laads673/
Lastt673/
Layic673/
Lahaysst673/
Luyse673/
Layio673/
Lazsc673/
Lahiy673/
Layyo673/
Lysås673/
Liaye673/
Layip673/
Liats673/
Leats672/
Lauds672/
Layaj672/
Leyus672/
Lhasz672/
Lhats672/
Lyies672/
Lahyo672/
Laits672/
L'Yes672/
Lassh672/
Lhaís672/
Hlayi672/
Laisz672/
Leyis672/
Laïya672/
Lashh672/
Liayi672/
Lgaya672/
Leash671/
Lyohs671/
Lysch671/
Lohys671/
Loysz671/
Llahy671/
Llash671/
Lgash671/
Lashd671/
Lajiy671/
Leasp671/
Leauy671/
Lasst671/
Layij671/
Layisova671/
Layshova671/
Layyi671/
Layysova671/
Laais671/
Hlaya671/
Laych671/
Lasce671/
Layho671/
Layii671/
Llass671/
Lhais671/
Latsh671/
Llyes671/
Loias671/
Llais671/
Llaus671/
Llayo671/
Lyais671/
Lyayi671/
Hlaas671/
Hlayj671/
Hlľas671/
Lassz671/
Larzs671/
Layex671/
Laytz671/
Lausx671/
L'Aye671/
Lhaye671/
Liasc671/
Liaes671/
Liahs671/
Ȇlast671/
Lhast671/
Lluys671/
Lahye671/
Laïss671/
Luias671/
Lyesh671/
Lyuys671/
Lyxsh671/
Lyast671/
Lyhhs671/
Luysh671/
Lhass671/
Lhyes671/
Laazs671/
Laaas671/
Laaay671/
Lahsh671/
Lahyshch671/
Laihs671/
Lahds671/
Lascz671/
Lasss671/
Lauyd671/
Leuys671/
Hlash671/
Layht670/
Lyths670/
Leeas670/
Leeys670/
Leahs670/
Llads670/
Liahy670/
Lioas670/
Layhu670/
Lauyh670/
Laihy670/
Lyahy670/
Llayd670/

Lays Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lays in the Hindi language
लैसlaisa-
Lays in the Russian language
Лайсlajs-
Lays in the Arabic language
لايسlays-

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