Liyau Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Liyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liyau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4781:370,59219,784
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
India61:127,844,230863,365
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Liyau (982) may also be a first name.

Liyau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liyau is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liyau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 509,082nd most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Liyau live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Liyau is also the 257,086th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 982 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 370,592. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 58 percent reside, Sokoto, where 26 percent reside and Kebbi, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liyaou9116/
Liyahu913/
Liyaau913/
Loyau801,026/
Layau80300/
Liyou80286/
Liuyu80217/
Laiyu80143/
Lijau8068/
Leiau8033/
Luyau8019/
Leyau8018/
Leiyu807/
Laiau801/
Layaou73213/
Loyaux73130/
Liuyou73118/
Laiyou73106/
Lieyou73101/
Liyohu7326/
Loyaud7319/
Layaud735/
Lauyau733/
Layahu733/
Leiyou731/
Leiyuh731/
Laiyue731/
Layauj731/
Leiyue731/
Liju671,692/
Luyu67194/
Leyu67116/
Luiu67111/
Leiu6760/
Loyu6755/
Loiu6719/
Léau675/
Lăiu675/
Lieyouh671/
Loyault671/
Lauyaux671/
Layhaus670/
Lauyaus670/

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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
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  • 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 Liyau
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