Liyau Surname
Approximately 643 people bear this surname
Liyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 478 | 1:370,592 | 19,784 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liyaou | 91 | 16 | / |
| Liyahu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Liyaau | 91 | 3 | / |
| Loyau | 80 | 1,026 | / |
| Layau | 80 | 300 | / |
| Liyou | 80 | 286 | / |
| Liuyu | 80 | 217 | / |
| Laiyu | 80 | 143 | / |
| Lijau | 80 | 68 | / |
| Leiau | 80 | 33 | / |
| Luyau | 80 | 19 | / |
| Leyau | 80 | 18 | / |
| Leiyu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Laiau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Layaou | 73 | 213 | / |
| Loyaux | 73 | 130 | / |
| Liuyou | 73 | 118 | / |
| Laiyou | 73 | 106 | / |
| Lieyou | 73 | 101 | / |
| Liyohu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Loyaud | 73 | 19 | / |
| Layaud | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lauyau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Layahu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leiyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leiyuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laiyue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layauj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leiyue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liju | 67 | 1,692 | / |
| Luyu | 67 | 194 | / |
| Leyu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Luiu | 67 | 111 | / |
| Leiu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Loyu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Loiu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Léau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lăiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lieyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauyaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layhaus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lauyaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Liyau
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