Liyaya Surname

304,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Liyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liyaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0721:15,9692,510
Zimbabwe601:257,30427,433
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Luyaaya773/
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Layayas771/
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Layiyahaya751/
Lieya73664/
Leaya733/
Loihayay713/
Loihayai711/
Loihayau711/
Lojaya67101/
Layoia6786/
Lujiya6773/
Leayah6747/
Layajo6728/
Laiyea6727/
Leayea6724/
Laiaea6720/
Lajaya6719/
Luyiya679/
Liyoyo677/
Laiyia676/
Lejaya675/
Lojiya674/
Layeea674/
Layiya673/
Lijyya673/
Layoja671/
Liyoja671/
Laioya671/
Lijeya671/
Lujaya671/
Lieaia671/
Laiyyo671/
Lehaya671/
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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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