Layub Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Layub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Layub (14) may also be a first name.

Layub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Layub (Hindi: लायुब, Marathi: लयुब) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Layub.

How Common Is The Last Name Layub? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Layub reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 14 people.

The last name Layub is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kitgum District, where 40 percent reside, Nwoya District, where 40 percent reside and Gulu District, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laub899,170/
Layb8910/
Layeb80778/
Layab8021/
Laubs8013/
Layup8013/
Hlaub8013/
Lahub8011/
Lyaub806/
Lajyb803/
Layuf801/
Laubh801/
Laueb801/
Layyb801/
Laiyb801/
Layuw801/
Leyoub734/
Layouf733/
Lauiab731/
L'Ayeb731/
Lauebs730/
Laib6734,355/
Lauw672,264/
Lauf672,203/
Luib671,255/
Laup671,125/
Lueb67701/
Laubsch67627/
Layf67574/
Leab67340/
Laubová67303/
Loub67209/
Lauv67186/
Leyb6797/
Lyeb6757/
Lajb6755/
Laeb6717/
Leub6711/
Lujb675/
Layw673/
Laubova672/
Loyb671/
Lahjoub671/
Layaupe671/

Layub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Layub in the Hindi language
लायुबlayuba-
Layub in the Marathi language
लयुबlayuba-

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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 Layub
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