Layyas Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Layyas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layyas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Layyas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Layyas is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Layyas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Layyas live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Layyas is most common in: Kaduna, where 94 percent reside and Adamawa, where 3 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layya91676/
Layyah8358/
Layias837/
Laiyas836/
Layyos832/
Layyad831/
Layoas831/
Layaas831/
Llayya831/
Lahayya7719/
Layyaha771/
Layiyoa771/
Laiya7316,258/
Layos734,773/
Layao732,056/
Leyya7377/
Layja7374/
Lyhas7341/
Layia7334/
Lauas7333/
Loyya7330/
Lajya736/
Layea735/
Layyo733/
Laaya733/
Luyya731/
Laoys731/
Laãas731/
Layosh67390/
Layaou67213/
Lagias6753/
Laijas6746/
Laiyah6728/
Laiyea6727/
Louaas6722/
Laaiya6721/
Lahyha6713/
Laheya6712/
Leyjas679/
Laiyos679/
Laajos677/
Laayad676/
Laiyaa676/
Layeea674/
Lahhya674/
Laiyap672/
Layeah671/
Llaiya671/
Laiias671/
Laiyaj671/
Layaha671/
Leyyah671/
Liayia671/
Layaad671/
Layios671/
Lehays671/
Leahyy671/
Laiyac671/
Laiyoa671/
Lajias671/
Laayaj671/
Layeay671/
Layjoy670/

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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 Layyas
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