Layús Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Layús Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layús Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Layus (956) are calculated separately.

Layús Last Name Facts

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

Layús is held by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Layus. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layús? popularity and diffusion

The last name Layús is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Layús occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Layús are found; 40 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Layús is most frequent in Argentina, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 21,371,707. In Argentina Layús is most prevalent in: Catamarca Province, where 50 percent reside and Santiago del Estero Province, where 50 percent reside. Besides Argentina this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layus93956/
Lays89992/
Layas808,016/
Layos804,773/
Layes802,241/
Laysh80112/
Layst80107/
Lyays8093/
Layse8052/
Layis8022/
Lahys8017/
Lhays805/
Lajús804/
Layds802/
Layhs801/
Hlays801/
Lauys801/
Liays800/
Lay75335,240/
Layese73778/
Layous73527/
Layosh73390/
Layase73153/
Lahysh73143/
Layish7360/
Llayes7345/
Layass7317/
Liayes739/
Laiyos739/
Laysse735/
Lyayst735/
Lyayus733/
Lhayes733/
Layise732/
Layyos732/
Liayas732/
L'Hays731/
Layush731/
Layesh731/
Laysch731/
Lahays731/
Layoos731/
Llayas731/
Layash731/
Layees731/
Layios731/
Layess731/
Layhes730/
Laya6751,527/
Leys679,129/
Laus677,915/
Laye676,443/
Lais676,283/
Layo672,718/
Layi672,394/
Leas672,354/
Layt671,915/
Layu671,387/
Lyes67963/
Laes67893/
Luys67454/
Lahy67422/
Loys67388/
Layh67330/
Lyay67310/
Lajs67159/
Laay67120/
Layd67113/
Liay6782/
Laís6770/
Hlayise6768/
Hlay6747/
Laiy6722/
Lauy6716/
Layz6714/
Layouss678/
Llay677/
Layy677/
Layashe676/
Lhay676/
Lajy674/
Laysova674/
L'Hayes672/
Layë672/
Lgay672/
Léas672/
Lajú671/
Layoush671/
Llahyas671/
Layc671/
Layï671/
Layhess671/
Liayass671/
Lahayse671/
Layj671/
Layessh670/
Layhaus670/

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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 Layús
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