Layu Surname

278,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Layu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8401:157,44015,383
Thailand2001:353,19261,534
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Taiwan421:558,2084,168
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Layu (804) may also be a first name.

Layu Last Name Facts

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

Layu (Marathi: लयु, Oriya: ଲାୟୁ, Russian: Лаю) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Layu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 278,869th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,254,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Layu live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 288,491st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 804 people.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 840 people, or 1 in 157,440. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: South Sulawesi, where 81 percent reside, West Java, where 6 percent reside and Jakarta, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Layu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Layu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layus89956/
Layou89466/
Layau89300/
Layut8919/
Layup8913/
Layuh899/
Layuz896/
Layud895/
Layhu890/
Lau86509,986/
Lay86335,240/
Layous80527/
Layout8033/
Lahayu8032/
Layaud805/
Lyayus803/
Layush801/
Layouz801/
Laya7551,527/
Laux7517,403/
Laue758,930/
Liau758,477/
Laus757,915/
Laut756,760/
Laye756,443/
Laud755,756/
Layo752,718/
Layi752,394/
Lahu752,121/
Layt751,915/
Laiu751,377/
Lauz751,359/
Laju751,181/
Laup751,125/
Lays75992/
Lauš75605/
Lahy75422/
Lauß75331/
Layh75330/
Lyay75310/
Lyau75208/
Lauh75183/
Llau75135/
Laay75120/
Leyu75116/
Layd75113/
Lyuy7594/
Liay7582/
Hlay7547/
Laiy7522/
Laué7522/
Hlau7520/
Lauč7520/
Lauy7516/
Lyui7516/
Layz7514/
Llay757/
Lauu757/
Layy757/
Lhay756/
L'Au756/
Lajy754/
Lhau754/
Lyue753/
Lgau753/
Lgay752/
Layë752/
Layï751/
Lauș751/
Layj751/
Layouss738/
Layouch731/
Layoush731/
Layhaus730/
Layas678,016/
Layet677,537/
Lahey676,461/
Layos674,773/
Lahay673,277/
Layes672,241/
Loyau671,026/
Lauya67766/
Lauch67703/
Laiou67648/
Laius67620/
Laoue67575/
Layat67476/
Loaya67476/
Lahya67468/
Laupp67417/
Layad67414/
Lautt67402/
Liaud67380/
Laush67331/
Layhe67294/
Lauss67291/
Layid67242/
Hlahu67232/
Llaya67224/
Layez67218/
Lhayo67199/
Layee67195/
Laiyo67177/
Layaz67174/
Lauts67163/
Layed67145/
Layoo67140/
Layiç67134/
Lault67112/
Laysh67112/
Lauye67111/
Layst67107/
Layah67103/
Liaut67102/
Laheu6799/
Layod6797/
Lajou6796/
Layot6770/
Lausz6768/
Laust6764/
Laudt6762/
Lahau6754/
Laihu6752/
Laudh6751/
Layaa6746/
Layep6746/
Lațiu6740/
Leyou6738/
Layap6733/
Leiau6733/
L'Lau6731/
Llaye6729/
Lauia6727/
Layie6727/
Laaye6725/
Layis6722/
Lajuu6721/
Layit6720/
Lyaus6719/
Luyau6719/
Layeh6719/
Hlayo6719/
Layoh6718/
Leyau6718/
Liaøy6718/
Laucz6718/
Hlaus6717/
Lahys6717/
Lahuh6715/
Liaya6714/
Laues6714/
Liaus6714/
Lhaya6713/
Lahiu6711/
Laayi6710/
Lujau6710/
Lyaya679/
Liauh678/
Lauet677/
Layha677/
Lyayo677/
Layhi677/
Lajuz677/
Layop676/
Laaju676/
Lhays675/
Lauyo675/
Layús675/
Lyuha674/
Lhaut674/
Laueh674/
Laaya673/
Lauph673/
Layio673/
Lauie673/
Lahiy673/
Layyo673/
Liaye673/
Layip673/
Leyut673/
Lauds672/
Leyus672/
Lahyo672/
Layds672/
Lahju672/
D'Lau672/
Hlayi672/
Liaux672/
Laïya672/
Llaut672/
Lahhu672/
Liayi672/
Laued672/
Lgaya672/
Llahy671/
Lhaue671/
Lajiy671/
Leauy671/
Layij671/
Layyi671/
Laudd671/
Lauee671/
Hlaya671/
Laych671/
Layho671/
Layii671/
Lajuo671/
Llaus671/
Llayo671/
Lyaud671/
Lyayi671/
Hlayj671/
Laytz671/
Lauys671/
Lauzz671/
Laiau671/
L'Hau671/
L'Aye671/
Lhaye671/
Hlays671/
Lahye671/
Lyuys671/
Leyup671/
Laaay671/
Lajuh671/
Layhs671/
Lauhd671/
Lauyd671/
Hlauh671/
Layht670/
Liahy670/
Laudz670/
Liays670/
Lauyh670/
Laihy670/
Lyahy670/
Llayd670/

Layu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Layu in the Oriya language
ଲାୟୁlayu-
Layu in the Marathi language
लयुlayu75
लयूlayu25
Layu in the Russian language
Лаюlau-

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