Lyaf Surname
1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco
Lyaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Lyaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lyaf (Russian: Ляф) occurs most in Morocco. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lyaf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyaf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lyaf reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname Lyaf is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Other than Morocco it exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyaff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Laf | 86 | 842 | / |
| Leaf | 75 | 6,194 | / |
| Lauf | 75 | 2,203 | / |
| Layf | 75 | 574 | / |
| Laff | 75 | 562 | / |
| Lafe | 75 | 482 | / |
| Latf | 75 | 329 | / |
| Laif | 75 | 226 | / |
| Laaf | 75 | 175 | / |
| Leyf | 75 | 64 | / |
| Laft | 75 | 34 | / |
| Lhaf | 75 | 31 | / |
| Loyf | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lawf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lafs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lyav | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lapf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lazf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lafh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lasf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lajf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ladf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lahf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lafp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lafz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lauff | 67 | 1,575 | / |
| Laufs | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Leafe | 67 | 778 | / |
| Lahaf | 67 | 403 | / |
| Lhafe | 67 | 236 | / |
| Lashf | 67 | 231 | / |
| Laufe | 67 | 93 | / |
| Laffe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Laaff | 67 | 50 | / |
| Leaff | 67 | 48 | / |
| Laitf | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lauft | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lyauv | 67 | 35 | / |
| Latff | 67 | 16 | / |
| Llasf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laife | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lyaub | 67 | 6 | / |
| Liaft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlaft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lattf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Latfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lauwf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laffs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leafs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laudf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lathf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgafh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lazft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leyfe | 67 | 0 | / |
Lyaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lyaf in the Russian language | ||
| Ляф | laf | - |
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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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- 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 Lyaf
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