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 surname Liyau has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Liyau.

How Common Is The Last Name Liyau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 509,082nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Liyau are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 257,086th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 982 people.

The surname Liyau is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 370,592. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 58 percent are found, Sokoto, where 26 percent are found and Kebbi, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Liyau is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

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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