Lya Surname

113,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,1661:42,4454,283
Cambodia1,5311:10,116964
Indonesia1121:1,180,79683,720
India921:8,337,667172,929
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Lya (11,714) may also be a first name.

Lya Last Name Facts

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

Lya (Arabic: عليأ, Hindi: ल्या, Oriya: ଲଯ୍ା) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lya is the 113,912th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,794,962 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Lya reside; 54 percent reside in North Africa and 53 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 55,092nd most widely held forename on earth, borne by 11,714 people.

This surname is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 2,166 people, or 1 in 42,445. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 38 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Lya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

Lya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laya8651,527/
Lyay86310/
Lyau86208/
Lyah8675/
Lyai8644/
Hlya8610/
Llya863/
Lyaa861/
Lyoa861/
Ly80747,729/
La80502,950/
Lyowa75539/
Loaya75476/
Llaya75224/
Lyoha7524/
Lyaus7519/
Liaya7514/
Lyats759/
Lyaya759/
Lyuha754/
Laaya753/
Lgaya752/
Lyaja752/
Lyaud751/
Lyaia751/
Lyaët751/
Lyaij751/
Lyast751/
Hllya751/
Lyath750/
Lyahy750/
Lai673,581,809/
Lau67509,986/
Lay67335,240/
Lad6782,400/
Hla6756,653/
Lea6747,342/
Lat6738,119/
Lia6735,092/
Loy6732,104/
Lah6729,893/
Ley6727,224/
Las6717,389/
Luy6717,104/
Loa679,955/
Lap678,996/
Laz677,901/
Laa676,108/
Lla674,823/
Laj674,685/
Lyh671,760/
Liy67604/
Lha67404/
Lüy67359/
Laç67322/
Lyy67307/
Lyo67272/
Lly67199/
Lyi6786/
Léa6774/
Luyowa6746/
Lyaush6734/
Lyasch6722/
Laï6722/
Loyowa6721/
Lúa6719/
Lyß6711/
Lyø679/
Lhy679/
Llyaas678/
Lyaova677/
Lyhova677/
Layowa676/
Lyš676/
Lač676/
Lyayst675/
Lað675/
Hly674/
Lyaich674/
Lga674/
Laÿ674/
Layova672/
Lyaych672/
Laà672/
Laá672/
Laî672/
Loyova672/
Leyova671/
Lùa671/
Láy671/
Lóa671/
Laë671/
Laù671/
Åly671/
Lehaya671/

Lya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lya in the Hindi language
ल्याlya-
Lya in the Oriya language
ଲଯ୍ାlaya-
Lya in the Arabic language
عليأlya-
لياّlya-
لعياlya-
ليأlya-
علّياlya-
ليَاlya-
عليّاlya-
ليّاlya-
لياءlya-
لياlya-
علياlya-

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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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  • 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 Lya
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