Lyao Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lyao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania981:540,22134,788
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lyao (17) may also be a first name.

Lyao Last Name Facts

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

Lyao (Oriya: ଲଯ୍ାଓ, Russian: Ляо) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,551,568th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Lyao is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Lyao reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 17 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 96 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyaho893/
Lao86485,953/
Lyahou80227/
Lyahoo802/
Liao755,530,093/
Leao7578,191/
Laos755,837/
Laho753,508/
Laot752,028/
Laoh751,902/
Hlao751,325/
Laou75955/
Llao75726/
Laoa75186/
Laao75133/
Lauo75115/
Laoi75103/
Laoz7580/
La'o7564/
Laop7557/
Laoo7547/
Lyoo7531/
Laoy7521/
Laod7519/
Lhao756/
Laoj753/
Lyoa751/
Laoš751/
Laiya6716,258/
Laoud67907/
Leiya67878/
Lahou67708/
Layya67676/
Laout67503/
Leyja67473/
Laouz67389/
Leiyo67338/
Laosh67226/
Lagio67195/
Laiyo67177/
Lahuo67175/
Loiya67144/
Leaoa67115/
Leyya6777/
Layja6774/
Liaou6767/
Lahoš6758/
Laijo6757/
Laoit6747/
Liaos6746/
Lajjo6737/
L'Aot6735/
Lauos6735/
Layia6734/
Llaho6734/
Loyya6730/
Lahao6730/
Hlaho6727/
Leaou6726/
Lyoha6724/
Laois6716/
Leyia6715/
Lahoi6715/
Loiyo6711/
Leaos6711/
Lauho6710/
Hlaoi6710/
Leuya679/
Laoup679/
Lajio678/
Layjo678/
Laous677/
Leaoz677/
Hlaoh676/
Lajya676/
Lauod676/
Lahop676/
Leaoh675/
Lliao675/
Laoph675/
Lauoo675/
Lhaou675/
Leyio674/
Loyia674/
Laaya673/
Laood673/
Layio673/
Layyo673/
Leaðo672/
Laodh672/
Laohy672/
Lyoho672/
Laohu672/
Lajho672/
Laouh672/
Laoux672/
Lahoh672/
Llaos671/
Lauoa671/
Laoys671/
Gliao671/
Hlaou671/
Laïos671/
Laoos671/
Laost671/
Laoût671/
L'Lao671/
La'ou671/
Laayo671/
Liaoi671/
Liaoy671/
Liaoz671/
Liaoĭ671/
D'Lao671/
Laoch671/
Laohz671/
Lleao671/
Liaoa671/
La'oo671/
Laohe671/
Laooh671/
Laoop671/
Leaoy670/

Lyao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyao in the Oriya language
ଲଯ୍ାଓlaya'o-
Lyao in the Russian language
Ляоlao-

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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 Lyao
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