Liyaya Surname
Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname
Liyaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,072 | 1:15,969 | 2,510 |
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| Tanzania | 51 | 1:1,038,071 | 45,916 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Liyaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liyaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liyaya is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Liyaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Liyaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 304,336th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,853,451 people. Liyaya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liyaya live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1,072 people, or 1 in 15,969. Excluding Malawi Liyaya is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieyaya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Liyayat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Liyajya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Luyaya | 83 | 503 | / |
| Loyaya | 83 | 72 | / |
| Leyaya | 83 | 57 | / |
| Laiyya | 83 | 32 | / |
| Liyaja | 83 | 14 | / |
| Leiyya | 83 | 7 | / |
| Laiaya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Liyoya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Layaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Liejaya | 77 | 54 | / |
| Lieyaja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Loihaya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Luyaaya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Laiyyah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Layayas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liyajay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Layiyahaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lieya | 73 | 664 | / |
| Leaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Loihayay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Loihayai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loihayau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lojaya | 67 | 101 | / |
| Layoia | 67 | 86 | / |
| Lujiya | 67 | 73 | / |
| Leayah | 67 | 47 | / |
| Layajo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Laiyea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Leayea | 67 | 24 | / |
| Laiaea | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lajaya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Luyiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Liyoyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laiyia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lejaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lojiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Layeea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Layiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lijyya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Layoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laioya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lujaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiyyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Liyaya
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