Lya Surname
Approximately 4,060 people bear this surname
Lya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,166 | 1:42,445 | 4,283 |
| Cambodia | 1,531 | 1:10,116 | 964 |
| Indonesia | 112 | 1:1,180,796 | 83,720 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Ivory Coast | 35 | 1:659,178 | 18,915 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Lya (11,714) may also be a first name.
Lya Demographics
Average Lya Salary in
United States
$12,833 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lya (Arabic: عليأ, Hindi: ल्या, Oriya: ଲଯ୍ା) occurs most in Egypt. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lya is the 113,912th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,794,962 people. The surname Lya occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Lya live; 54 percent live in North Africa and 53 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 55,092nd most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 11,714 people.
The last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,166 people, or 1 in 42,445. Other than Egypt Lya occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laya | 86 | 51,527 | / |
| Lyay | 86 | 310 | / |
| Lyau | 86 | 208 | / |
| Lyah | 86 | 75 | / |
| Lyai | 86 | 44 | / |
| Hlya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Llya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lyaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lyoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ly | 80 | 747,729 | / |
| La | 80 | 502,950 | / |
| Lyowa | 75 | 539 | / |
| Loaya | 75 | 476 | / |
| Llaya | 75 | 224 | / |
| Lyoha | 75 | 24 | / |
| Lyaus | 75 | 19 | / |
| Liaya | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lyats | 75 | 9 | / |
| Lyaya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Lyuha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Laaya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lgaya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lyaja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lyaud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaët | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyast | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hllya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyath | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lyahy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lai | 67 | 3,581,809 | / |
| Lau | 67 | 509,986 | / |
| Lay | 67 | 335,240 | / |
| Lad | 67 | 82,400 | / |
| Hla | 67 | 56,653 | / |
| Lea | 67 | 47,342 | / |
| Lat | 67 | 38,119 | / |
| Lia | 67 | 35,092 | / |
| Loy | 67 | 32,104 | / |
| Lah | 67 | 29,893 | / |
| Ley | 67 | 27,224 | / |
| Las | 67 | 17,389 | / |
| Luy | 67 | 17,104 | / |
| Loa | 67 | 9,955 | / |
| Lap | 67 | 8,996 | / |
| Laz | 67 | 7,901 | / |
| Laa | 67 | 6,108 | / |
| Lla | 67 | 4,823 | / |
| Laj | 67 | 4,685 | / |
| Lyh | 67 | 1,760 | / |
| Liy | 67 | 604 | / |
| Lha | 67 | 404 | / |
| Lüy | 67 | 359 | / |
| Laç | 67 | 322 | / |
| Lyy | 67 | 307 | / |
| Lyo | 67 | 272 | / |
| Lly | 67 | 199 | / |
| Lyi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Léa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Luyowa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lyaush | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lyasch | 67 | 22 | / |
| Laï | 67 | 22 | / |
| Loyowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lúa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lyß | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lyø | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lhy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Llyaas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lyaova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lyhova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Layowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lyš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lač | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lyayst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lað | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hly | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lyaich | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laÿ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Layova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyaych | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laà | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laî | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loyova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leyova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lùa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Láy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lóa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehaya | 67 | 1 | / |
Lya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lya in the Hindi language | ||
| ल्या | lya | - |
| Lya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲଯ୍ା | laya | - |
| Lya in the Arabic language | ||
| عليأ | lya | - |
| لياّ | lya | - |
| لعيا | lya | - |
| ليأ | lya | - |
| علّيا | lya | - |
| ليَا | lya | - |
| عليّا | lya | - |
| ليّا | lya | - |
| لياء | lya | - |
| ليا | lya | - |
| عليا | lya | - |
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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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