Layt Surname

214,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Australia

Layt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lathe' or 'barn' (v. Lade); compare Leathes.

Thomas atte Lathe, Close Rolls, 16 Richard II.

Sibota at Layte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1746. Married — John Russell and Ann Laight: St.

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Layt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8201:175,76019,798
Australia3121:86,5259,997
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Belarus761:125,01418,114
England401:1,392,95161,553
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India61:127,844,230863,365
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Layt (448) may also be a first name.

Layt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lathe' or 'barn' (v. Lade); compare Leathes.

Thomas atte Lathe, Close Rolls, 16 Richard II.

Sibota at Layte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1746. Married — John Russell and Ann Laight: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

In the Domesday Book, Leit.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Layt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Layt (Russian: Лайт) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 214,720th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,805,507 people. The last name Layt is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Layt are found; 38 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Layt is also the 404,611th most widely held first name internationally, held by 448 people.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is held by 820 people, or 1 in 175,760. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 27 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Morocco, where 16 percent reside.

Layt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Layt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Layt surname decreased 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Layt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Layt are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layet897,537/
Layth892,797/
Layte89567/
Layat89476/
Layst89107/
Layot8970/
Layit8920/
Layut8919/
Laytz891/
Layht890/
Lay86335,240/
Lat8638,119/
Lyt86393/
Laythe80128/
Layout8033/
Laytte8026/
Layate8024/
Layett8019/
Layhot8015/
Lahyat8010/
Layeth807/
Lyayst805/
Lhayat805/
Llayat802/
Laiyth801/
Layeet801/
Layete801/
Layhat801/
Layhit801/
Lauyet801/
Liayat801/
Layots801/
Latt7579,826/
Late7555,837/
Laya7551,527/
Last7517,862/
Lath759,106/
Laut756,760/
Laye756,443/
Layo752,718/
Layi752,394/
Luyt752,386/
Lait752,164/
Lyth751,872/
Lyat751,572/
Layu751,387/
Laet751,001/
Lays75992/
Leat75981/
Liat75775/
Laat75705/
Lats75625/
Laht75447/
Lahy75422/
Layh75330/
Lyay75310/
Lyst75222/
Lyet75215/
Laay75120/
Lagy75117/
Leyt75115/
Layd75113/
Lyot7591/
Liay7582/
Hlay7547/
Hlat7530/
Latp7530/
Lajt7523/
Laiy7522/
Ladt7518/
Lauy7516/
Loyt7514/
Layz7514/
Lgat759/
Lytt759/
Llay757/
Layy757/
Lhay756/
Lajy754/
Llat753/
Lhat753/
Lydt753/
Lgay752/
Lüyt752/
Layë752/
Layï751/
Llyt751/
Lytp751/
Latd751/
Layj751/
Lyht750/
Layette73114/
Layotte7344/
Layatte735/
Lahyath732/
Lahyatt731/
Layaute731/
Layoute731/
Lahayat731/
Laheyte731/
Ly67747,729/
La67502,950/
Layas678,016/
Lahey676,461/
Leyte675,161/
Leath674,808/
Layos674,773/
Latte674,210/
Lauth673,819/
Lahay673,277/
Layes672,241/
Lathe672,158/
Laiat671,511/
Lahat671,487/
Laith671,363/
Laute671,315/
Laatz671,249/
Latch671,229/
Lajot671,034/
Luyet671,029/
Layus67956/
Laite67782/
Lauya67766/
Laste67654/
Lahut67560/
Loaya67476/
Lahya67468/
Layou67466/
Loyet67459/
Laats67452/
Laate67450/
Layad67414/
Luyts67405/
Lautt67402/
Llait67368/
Loyst67337/
Layau67300/
Layhe67294/
Lehat67278/
Layid67242/
Lajat67224/
Llaya67224/
Leatt67220/
Layez67218/
Lhayo67199/
Layee67195/
Leyet67187/
Luyat67184/
Laiyo67177/
Layaz67174/
Leate67167/
Lauts67163/
Laast67150/
Layed67145/
Layoo67140/
Laitt67137/
Layiç67134/
Lault67112/
Laysh67112/
Lauye67111/
Laist67105/
Lattz67104/
Latts67103/
Layah67103/
Liaut67102/
Layod6797/
Loyte6789/
Lejat6781/
Least6775/
Lahtz6769/
Løyte6768/
Leyts6765/
Laust6764/
Laudt6762/
Loyot6759/
Leyat6758/
Loyat6756/
Lyatt6752/
Liate6747/
Leyth6746/
Layaa6746/
Lijat6746/
Layep6746/
Lajst6744/
Lyeth6737/
Lyoth6737/
Lajet6734/
Layap6733/
Lajut6731/
Lyaet6731/
Llaye6729/
Layie6727/
Llaet6727/
Liatt6726/
Laaye6725/
Laett6724/
Liyot6723/
Layis6722/
Latth6721/
Lytts6721/
Lehyt6720/
Layeh6719/
Hlayo6719/
Ladte6718/
Layoh6718/
Liaøy6718/
Lahys6717/
Leyst6716/
Liyat6716/
Liaya6714/
Layup6713/
Lawet6713/
Lasht6713/
Lhaya6713/
Lajit6712/
Lujat6712/
Laadt6711/
Lyhte6710/
Leyot6710/
Laayi6710/
Lazth6710/
Lyats679/
Laath679/
Lyaya679/
Layuh679/
Lauet677/
Layha677/
Lyayo677/
Lacht677/
Layhi677/
Loyit676/
Layop676/
Layuz676/
Layud675/
Llast675/
Laatt675/
Lhays675/
Lauyo675/
Layús675/
Laiet675/
Loyts675/
Hlyts675/
Liiat674/
Lgatt674/
Lhaut674/
Laaya673/
Hlagy673/
Hlatt673/
Legyt673/
Lastt673/
Lahaysst673/
Lajht673/
Layio673/
Leytz673/
Lhath673/
Leuat673/
Lahiy673/
Layyo673/
Liaye673/
Layip673/
Liats673/
Leyut673/
Leats672/
Laiot672/
Lathd672/
Lhats672/
Lyteh672/
Liath672/
Lahyo672/
Layds672/
Hlate672/
Laits672/
Lyaut672/
Liadt672/
Hladt672/
Hlayi672/
Laïya672/
Llate672/
Llaut672/
Liayi672/
Lgaya672/
Luyot672/
Lojat671/
Liyet671/
Llahy671/
Llatd671/
Llath671/
Lhate671/
Laigy671/
Lajiy671/
Leagy671/
Leauy671/
Lasst671/
Latdh671/
Layij671/
Layyi671/
Hlaya671/
Hlyte671/
Laugy671/
Loydt671/
Lyott671/
Laych671/
Layho671/
Layii671/
Hliat671/
Lasts671/
Latsh671/
Llaht671/
Llayo671/
Llhat671/
Luuyt671/
Lyayi671/
Lyaët671/
Hlath671/
Hlayj671/
Lastz671/
Latcz671/
Lauys671/
L'Aye671/
Laait671/
Leyit671/
Lhaye671/
Liait671/
Ȇlast671/
Lhast671/
Lyett671/
Hlays671/
Lahye671/
Luiat671/
Lythz671/
Lyast671/
Liaat671/
La'at671/
Laaay671/
Laitp671/
Lajtz671/
Lahjt671/
Lathp671/
Layhs671/
Lauyd671/
Lyths670/
Lyath670/
Lycht670/
Liahy670/
Liays670/
Layhu670/
Lauyh670/
Leydt670/
Lloyt670/
Loytz670/
Liatz670/
Laihy670/
Lyahy670/
Llayd670/

Layt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Layt in the Russian language
Лайтlajt-

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